TouchEvent shiftKey Property

Find out whether or not the "SHIFT" key was pressed when you touch the screen:

if (event.shiftKey) {
alert("The SHIFT key was pressed!");
} else {
alert("The SHIFT key was NOT pressed!");
}

Description

The shiftKey property returns a Boolean value that indicates whether or not the "SHIFT" key was pressed when a touch event was triggered.

Note: On many devices th SHIFT key is represented by the the ("⇧") key.

Note: This property is read-only.

Property
shiftKey	22	yes	52	Not supported	Not supported

event.shiftKey

Return Value:	A Boolean, indicating whether the "SHIFT" key was pressed when the touch event occurred. Possible values: true - The shift key was pressed false - The shift key was not pressed

Return Value:

A Boolean, indicating whether the "SHIFT" key was pressed when the touch event occurred.

Possible values: