<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>KeyEvent</title> <base target="classFrame"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../resources/css/reference.css" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../resources/css/style.css" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../resources/css/paperscript.css" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../resources/css/codemirror.css" type="text/css"> <script src="../resources/js/bootstrap.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="../resources/js/paper.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="../resources/js/codemirror.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="../resources/js/reference.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </head> <body class="reference"> <div class="reference-class"> <h1>KeyEvent</h1> <p> Extends <b><a href="../classes/Event.html"><tt>Event</tt></a></b></p> <p>KeyEvent The KeyEvent object is received by the <a href="../classes/Tool.html"><tt>Tool</tt></a>'s keyboard handlers <a href="../classes/Tool.html#onkeydown"><tt>tool.onKeyDown</tt></a>, <a href="../classes/Tool.html#onkeyup"><tt>tool.onKeyUp</tt></a>, The KeyEvent object is the only parameter passed to these functions and contains information about the keyboard event.</p> </div> <div class="reference-members"><h2>Properties</h2> <div id="type-member" class="member"> <div id="type-link" class="member-link"> <a name="type" href="#" onClick="return toggleMember('type', false);"><tt><b>type</b></tt></a> </div> <div id="type-description" class="member-description hidden"> <div class="member-header"> <div class="member-title"> <div class="member-link"> <a href="#" onClick="return toggleMember('type', false);"><tt><b>type</b></tt></a> </div> </div> <div class="member-close"><input type="button" value="Close" onClick="toggleMember('type', false);"></div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="member-text"> <p>The type of key event.</p> <ul><b>Type:</b> <li> <tt>String('keydown', 'keyup')</tt> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="character-member" class="member"> <div id="character-link" class="member-link"> <a name="character" href="#" onClick="return toggleMember('character', false);"><tt><b>character</b></tt></a> </div> <div id="character-description" class="member-description hidden"> <div class="member-header"> <div class="member-title"> <div class="member-link"> <a href="#" onClick="return toggleMember('character', false);"><tt><b>character</b></tt></a> </div> </div> <div class="member-close"><input type="button" value="Close" onClick="toggleMember('character', false);"></div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="member-text"> <p>The string character of the key that caused this key event.</p> <ul><b>Type:</b> <li> <tt>String</tt> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="key-member" class="member"> <div id="key-link" class="member-link"> <a name="key" href="#" onClick="return toggleMember('key', false);"><tt><b>key</b></tt></a> </div> <div id="key-description" class="member-description hidden"> <div class="member-header"> <div class="member-title"> <div class="member-link"> <a href="#" onClick="return toggleMember('key', false);"><tt><b>key</b></tt></a> </div> </div> <div class="member-close"><input type="button" value="Close" onClick="toggleMember('key', false);"></div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="member-text"> <p>The key that caused this key event.</p> <ul><b>Type:</b> <li> <tt>String</tt> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- ============================== methods ================================ --> <div class="reference-members"><h2>Methods</h2> <div id="tostring-member" class="member"> <div id="tostring-link" class="member-link"> <a name="tostring" href="#" onClick="return toggleMember('tostring', false);"><tt><b>toString</b>()</tt></a> </div> <div id="tostring-description" class="member-description hidden"> <div class="member-header"> <div class="member-title"> <div class="member-link"> <a href="#" onClick="return toggleMember('tostring', false);"><tt><b>toString</b>()</tt></a> </div> </div> <div class="member-close"><input type="button" value="Close" onClick="toggleMember('tostring', false);"></div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="member-text"> <ul><b>Returns:</b> <li> <tt><tt>String</tt></tt> — A string representation of the key event. </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- =========================== inherited properties ====================== --> <div class="reference-members"><h2>Properties inherited from <a href="../classes/Event.html"><tt>Event</tt></a></h2> <div id="modifiers-member" class="member"> <div id="modifiers-link" class="member-link"> <a name="modifiers" href="#" onClick="return toggleMember('modifiers', false);"><tt><b>modifiers</b></tt></a> </div> <div id="modifiers-description" class="member-description hidden"> <div class="member-header"> <div class="member-title"> <div class="member-link"> <a href="#" onClick="return toggleMember('modifiers', false);"><tt><b>modifiers</b></tt></a> </div> </div> <div class="member-close"><input type="button" value="Close" onClick="toggleMember('modifiers', false);"></div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="member-text"> <ul><b>Type:</b> <li> <tt>object</tt> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- =========================== copyright notice ========================= --> <p class="footer">Copyright © 2011 <a href="http://www.lehni.org" target="_blank">Jürg Lehni</a> & <a href="http://www.jonathanpuckey.com" target="_blank">Jonathan Puckey</a>. 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