MouseEvent shiftKey Property
Example
Was the "SHIFT" key pressed when the mouse button was clicked:
if (event.shiftKey) {
text = "The SHIFT key was pressed!";
} else {
text = "The SHIFT key was NOT pressed!";
}
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Description
The shiftKey property returns true if
the shift key is pressed when a mouse event is triggered, otherwise it returns false.
The shiftKey property is read-only.
Syntax
event.shiftKey
Technical Details
| Return Value: |
A Boolean.true if the shift key was pressed when a mouse event occured,
otherwise false.
|
|---|---|
| DOM Version: | DOM Level 2 Events |
Browser Support
event.shiftKey is a DOM Level 2 (2001) feature.
It is fully supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9-11 |
