TouchEvent metaKey Property
Example
Find out whether or not the "META" key was pressed when you touch the screen:
if (event.metaKey) {
alert("The META key was pressed!");
} else {
alert("The META key was NOT pressed!");
}
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Definition and Usage
The metaKey property returns a Boolean value that indicates whether or not the "META" key was pressed when a touch event was triggered.
Note: Many touch devices do not have an "META" key, and will therefore always return false.
On Mac keyboards, the META key is represented by the the "Command/Cmd" ("⌘") key.
Note: This property is read-only.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| metaKey | 22 | yes | 52 | Not supported | Not supported |
Syntax
event.metaKey
Technical Details
| Return Value: |
A Boolean, indicating whether the "META" key was pressed when the
touch event occurred.
Possible values:
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Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: MouseEvent metaKey Property
HTML DOM reference: TouchEvent altKey Property
HTML DOM reference: TouchEvent ctrlKey Property
HTML DOM reference: TouchEvent shiftKey Property
