$("#my_id").click(function() {
if (<left control key is pressed>) { alert("Left Ctrl"); }
if (<right shift and left alt keys are pressed>) { alert("Right Shift + Left Alt"); }
});
This is a test to show what you are looking for. It also shows you how to capture left, right, up, down keys standard and those from numeric key pad (the one with numbers 2,4,6,8)!
http://afro.systems.googlepages.com/test-static-08.html
Easier than anything: you use keydown event to check if it's Ctrl (17) or Shift (16), you then use keyup event to check if it's Enter (13) and Ctrl or Shift hit before (on key down)
cancel Ctrl or Shift on any keyup but Enter
Now the workaround is to set a global object with relevant properties regarding which modifier keys are held. Other ways without using global object would be possible of course.
Here, i capture event using relevant javascript listener method (jQuery doesn't support capturing phase). We capture event to handle case where keydown/keyup events propagation would be stopped for some reason by already in-use code.
/* global variable used to check modifier keys held */
/* Note: if e.g control left key and control right key are held simultaneously */
/* only first pressed key is handled (default browser behaviour?)*/
window.modifierKeys = (function() {
/* to handle modifier keys except AltGr which is key shortcut for controlRight + alt */
var mKeys = {};
/* to fire keydown event only once per key held*/
var lastEvent, heldKeys = {};
// capture event to avoid any event stopped propagation
document.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
if (lastEvent && lastEvent.which == e.which) {
return;
}
lastEvent = e;
heldKeys[e.which] = true;
setModifierKey(e);
}, true);
// capture event to avoid any event stopped propagation
document.addEventListener('keyup', function(e) {
lastEvent = null;
delete heldKeys[e.which];
setModifierKey(e);
}, true);
function setModifierKey(e) {
mKeys.alt = e.altKey;
mKeys.ctrlLeft = e.ctrlKey && e.location === 1;
mKeys.ctrlRight = e.ctrlKey && e.location === 2;
mKeys.shiftLeft = e.shiftKey && e.location === 1;
mKeys.shiftRight = e.shiftKey && e.location === 2;
}
return mKeys;
})();
/* on div click, check for global object */
$('.modifierKey').on('click', function() {
console.log(modifierKeys);
/* for demo purpose */
$('.info').text(function() {
var txt = [];
for (var p in modifierKeys) {
if (modifierKeys[p]) txt.push(p);
}
return txt.toString();
});
})
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="modifierKey" tabindex="-1">
DIV to catch modifier keys on click
</div>
<br>
<span class="info"></span>
As side notes:
ALT GR key is a shortcut key for CTRL-Right & ALT
keys
holding simultaneously two indentical modifier keys (e.g Shift-Left &
Shift-Rigth keys), would result in only first one to be handled
(seems like default browser behaviour, so anyway, seems right!)
There are some reasons that right and left CTRL,SHIFT & ALT keys are not distinguishable because
1. keyCodes are same
2. Many laptop keyboards may not have two control keys
Taken a Reference :
How can I tell if an event comes from right Ctrl key?
e.originalEvent.location returns 1 for left key and 2 for right key. Therefore you can detect which modifier key is pressed like following. Hope this will help you.
var msg = $('#msg');
$(document).keyup(function (e) {
if (e.keyCode == 16) {
if (e.originalEvent.location == 1)
msg.html('Left SHIFT pressed.');
else
msg.html('Right SHIFT pressed.');
} else if (e.keyCode == 17) {
if (e.originalEvent.location == 1)
msg.html('Left CTRL pressed.');
else
msg.html('Right CTRL pressed.');
} else if (e.keyCode == 18) {
if (e.originalEvent.location == 1)
msg.html('Left ALT pressed.');
else
msg.html('Right ALT pressed.');
e.preventDefault(); //because ALT focusout the element
}
});
Notably, this API does not distinguish between left and right modifiers. If you care about that, you are kind of out of luck. But I imagine this only matters for a small number of use cases.
One of the main benefits of this API is that it supports modifiers other than shift, ctrl, and alt. However the specific behaviour is somewhat erratic across different OSes due to innate platform differences. Check here before you use them.