KeyboardLayoutMap: get() method
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The get() method of the
KeyboardLayoutMap interface returns the element with the given
key.
A list of valid keys is found in the UI Events KeyboardEvent code Values spec.
Syntax
get(key)
Parameters
key-
The key of the item to return from the map.
Return value
The value of the specified key.
Examples
The following example demonstrates how to get the location- or layout-specific string associated with the key that corresponds to the 'W' key on an English QWERTY keyboard.
const keyboard = navigator.keyboard;
keyboard.getLayoutMap().then((keyboardLayoutMap) => {
const upKey = keyboardLayoutMap.get("KeyW");
window.alert(`Press ${upKey} to move up.`);
});
Specifications
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