Interface KeyboardEvent<T>

currentTarget - a reference to the element on which the event listener is registered.

target - a reference to the element from which the event was originally dispatched. This might be a child element to the element on which the event listener is registered. If you thought this should be EventTarget & T, see https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/issues/11508#issuecomment-256045682

interface KeyboardEvent<T> {
    altKey: boolean;
    bubbles: boolean;
    cancelable: boolean;
    charCode: number;
    ctrlKey: boolean;
    currentTarget: EventTarget & T;
    defaultPrevented: boolean;
    eventPhase: number;
    isTrusted: boolean;
    key: string;
    keyCode: number;
    locale: string;
    location: number;
    metaKey: boolean;
    nativeEvent: KeyboardEvent;
    repeat: boolean;
    shiftKey: boolean;
    target: EventTarget;
    timeStamp: number;
    type: string;
    which: number;
    getModifierState(key: string): boolean;
    isDefaultPrevented(): boolean;
    isPropagationStopped(): boolean;
    persist(): void;
    preventDefault(): void;
    stopPropagation(): void;
}

Type Parameters

  • T = Element

Hierarchy (view full)

Properties

altKey bubbles cancelable charCode ctrlKey currentTarget defaultPrevented eventPhase isTrusted key keyCode locale location metaKey nativeEvent repeat shiftKey target timeStamp type which

Methods

getModifierState isDefaultPrevented isPropagationStopped persist preventDefault stopPropagation

Properties

altKey

altKey: boolean

bubbles

bubbles: boolean

cancelable

cancelable: boolean

charCode

charCode: number

Deprecated

ctrlKey

ctrlKey: boolean

currentTarget

currentTarget: EventTarget & T

defaultPrevented

defaultPrevented: boolean

eventPhase

eventPhase: number

isTrusted

isTrusted: boolean

key

key: string

See the DOM Level 3 Events spec. for possible values

keyCode

keyCode: number

Deprecated

locale

locale: string

location

location: number

metaKey

metaKey: boolean

nativeEvent

nativeEvent: KeyboardEvent

repeat

repeat: boolean

shiftKey

shiftKey: boolean

target

target: EventTarget

timeStamp

timeStamp: number

type

type: string

which

which: number

Deprecated

Methods

getModifierState

  • getModifierState(key): boolean

  • See DOM Level 3 Events spec. for a list of valid (case-sensitive) arguments to this method.

    Parameters

    • key: string

    Returns boolean

isDefaultPrevented

isPropagationStopped

persist

  • persist(): void

  • Returns void

preventDefault

stopPropagation

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