Check Ctrl / Shift / Alt keys on 'click' event
$('#someelement').bind('click', function(event){
if(event.ctrlKey)
console.log('ctrl');
if(event.altKey)
console.log('alt');
if(event.shiftKey)
console.log('shift');
});
I don't know if it's possible to check for left/right keys within a click event, but I don't think it's possible.
e.originalEvent.location
returns 1 for left key and 2 for right key. Therefore you can detect which modifier
key is pressed like following. Hope this will help you.
var msg = $('#msg');
$(document).keyup(function (e) {
if (e.keyCode == 16) {
if (e.originalEvent.location == 1)
msg.html('Left SHIFT pressed.');
else
msg.html('Right SHIFT pressed.');
} else if (e.keyCode == 17) {
if (e.originalEvent.location == 1)
msg.html('Left CTRL pressed.');
else
msg.html('Right CTRL pressed.');
} else if (e.keyCode == 18) {
if (e.originalEvent.location == 1)
msg.html('Left ALT pressed.');
else
msg.html('Right ALT pressed.');
e.preventDefault(); //because ALT focusout the element
}
});
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<label>Press modifier key: </label>
<strong id="msg"></strong>
Well you this wont work in all browsers just IE 8. Microsoft implemented the ability to determine which (right/left) key was pressed. Here is a link http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms534630(VS.85).aspx
I also found this wonder article about keypress, keyup, keydown event in browsers. http://unixpapa.com/js/key.html
$('#someelement').bind('click', function(event){
if(event.ctrlKey) {
if (event.ctrlLeft) {
console.log('ctrl-left');
}
else {
console.log('ctrl-right');
}
}
if(event.altKey) {
if (event.altLeft) {
console.log('alt-left');
}
else {
console.log('alt-right');
}
}
if(event.shiftKey) {
if (event.shiftLeft) {
console.log('shift-left');
}
else
{
console.log('shift-right');
}
}
});
In most instances the ALT, CTRL,and SHIFT key booleans will work to see if those keys were pressed. For example:
var altKeyPressed = instanceOfMouseEvent.altKey
When called upon, it will return true or false. For more info, go to https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MouseEvent/altKey
For future reference, there is also one called metaKey
(NS/firefox only) which works when the meta key is pressed.