HTML | DOM KeyboardEvent location Property
The KeyboardEvent location property is used for returning a number that indicates the location of a key on the keyboard or device. The KeyboardEvent location property can be used on the onkeydown and onkeyup events but not on onkeypress.
The number returned by KeyboardEvent location property is represented by 4 constants:
| Constant | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | DOM_KEY_LOCATION_STANDARD | This value represents almost every key on the keyboard, e.g. “B”, “R”, “SPACE” or “8”. |
| 1 | DOM_KEY_LOCATION_LEFT | This value represents a left key, e.g. the left “CTRL” key or left “ALT” key. |
| 2 | DOM_KEY_LOCATION_RIGHT | This value represents a right key, e.g. the right “CTRL” key or right “ALT” key. |
| 3 | DOM_KEY_LOCATION_NUMPAD | This value represents a numeric key or a numpad key. |
Syntax:
event.location
Below program illustrates the KeyboardEvent location property :
Example-1: Getting the location of a key.
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<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>KeyboardEvent location Property in HTML </title> <style> div { border: 3px solid green; height: 100px; width: 500px; } h1 { color: green; } h2 { font-family: Impact; } body { text-align: center; } </style></head><body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2>KeyboardEvent location Property</h2> <p>To return the location of a key, insert some character in the field.</p> <input type="text" size="20" onkeydown="keyboard(event)"> <p id="test"></p> <script> function keyboard(event) { // Return location of key. var gfg = event.location; document.getElementById("test").innerHTML = "Location of the pressed key is : " + gfg; } </script></body></html> |
Output:
Before pressing a button:
After pressing a button:
Supported Browsers:
- Opera 17
- Internet Explorer 9
- Google Chrome 30
- Edge 12
- Firefox 15
- Apple Safari 8
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