KeyEvent shiftKey Property - Javascript DOM

Javascript examples for DOM:Key Event

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Description

The shiftKey property indicates whether or not the "SHIFT" key was pressed.

This property is read-only.

Return Value

A Boolean, whether the "SHIFT" key was pressed.

The following code shows how to find out whether or not the "SHIFT" key was pressed:

Demo Code

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<input type="text" onkeydown="isKeyPressed(event)">

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function isKeyPressed(event) {//from w w  w  .j a va 2s.  co  m
    var x = document.getElementById("demo");
    if (event.shiftKey) {
        x.innerHTML = "The SHIFT key was pressed!";
    } else {
        x.innerHTML = "The SHIFT key was NOT pressed!";
    }
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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