[SOLVED] keyCode check

[The Little Guy]

OK, I have this function:

 

It checks to see if the enter key was pressed. How do I check to see if shift + enter was pressed?

	function hitkey(event) {
	if (event.keyCode == 13) {
		alert(event.keyCode);
	}
}

[nogray]

the event should have an object to hold the shift key status

 

event.shiftKey

event.shiftLeft

 

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms536939(VS.85).aspx

 

[The Little Guy]

Thank you result:

 

 

	function hitkey(event) {
	var sPressed;
	if(event.shiftKey){
		sPressed = true;
	}else{
		sPressed = false;
	}
	if (event.keyCode == 13 && !sPressed) {
		alert('send');
	}
}

[emehrkay]

does event.shiftKey work crossbrowser?

 

You may want to check that

 

//this is what i added to firebug and shift is never logged
function hitkey(event) {
console.log(event);
	var sPressed;
	if(event.shiftKey){
		console.log('shift');
	}else{
		sPressed = false;
	}
	if (event.keyCode == 13 && !sPressed) {
		alert('send');
	}
}
window.onkeyup = function(e){
hitkey(e);
};

[The Little Guy]

it comes from Microsoft (so it should work in IE), and it works in Firefox, because that is where I tested it.

[emehrkay]

well the reason why it works in firefox is because your logic is flawed.

 

you want to check if shift and enter is pressed, but you never define sPressed as boolean and sPressed never changes in firefox so !sPressed returns true.

 

Run the code that i posted, you never get 'shift' in the log when shift is pressed

 

Do a search, possibly quirskmode will be your best resource, for crossbrowser keycodes and how to check for them