KeyEvent

A keyboard event that provides access to the keyboard event data.

This event occurs when a user performs some keyboard action. For example, presses or releases a keyboard key.

Functions

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abstract fun character(): String
Returns a UTF-8 character associated with the physical key, if it has a printed representation.
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Returns an Optional that contains the event target that represents the element to which the event handler has been attached, otherwise an empty Optional.
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abstract fun domKeyCode(): DomKeyCode
Returns the code of the physical key used in the event.
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abstract fun isBubbles(): Boolean
Returns true if the event bubbles up through the DOM, otherwise false.
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abstract fun isCancelable(): Boolean
Returns true when the event can be canceled, and therefore prevented as if the event never happened.
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abstract fun isTrusted(): Boolean
Returns true if the event is trusted, and therefore was generated by a user action.
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abstract fun keyModifiers(): KeyModifiers
Returns the key modifiers that are applied to the event.
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abstract fun phase(): EventPhase
Returns the event phase.
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abstract fun preventDefault()
Informs the browser that if the event is not explicitly handled, its default action should not be performed.
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abstract fun stopPropagation()
Informs the browser that the event should not propagate in the capturing and bubbling phases.
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abstract fun target(): Optional<EventTarget>
Returns an Optional that contains the element on which the event occurred if it exists, otherwise an empty Optional.
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abstract fun type(): EventType
Returns the event type.