Find out whether or not the "SHIFT" key was pressed when a mouse button is clicked:
The shiftKey property returns a Boolean value that indicates whether or not the "SHIFT" key was pressed when a mouse event was triggered.
Note: This property is read-only.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shiftKey | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Return Value: |
A Boolean, indicating whether the "SHIFT" key was pressed when the mouse event occured.
Possible values:
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| DOM Version: | DOM Level 2 Events |
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