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Interface IKeyboardLayout

An object which represents an abstract keyboard layout.

Hierarchy

  • IKeyboardLayout

Implemented by

Index

Properties

Methods

Properties

name

name: string

The human readable name of the layout.

This value is used primarily for display and debugging purposes.

Methods

isValidKey

  • isValidKey(key: string): boolean

  • Test whether the given key is a valid value for the layout.

    Parameters

    • key: string

      The user provided key to test for validity.

    Returns boolean

    true if the key is valid, false otherwise.

keyForKeydownEvent

  • keyForKeydownEvent(event: KeyboardEvent): string

  • Get the key for a 'keydown' event.

    Parameters

    • event: KeyboardEvent

      The event object for a 'keydown' event.

    Returns string

    The associated key value, or an empty string if the event does not represent a valid primary key.

keys

  • keys(): string[]

  • Get an array of all key values supported by the layout.

    Returns string[]

    A new array of the supported key values.

    Notes

    This can be useful for authoring tools and debugging, when it's necessary to know which keys are available for shortcut use.

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