altKey property

Gets a value that indicates whether the Alt key is pressed.

Syntax

HRESULT value = object.get_altKey(* p);

Property values

Type: VARIANT_BOOL

VARIANT_TRUE (true)

The Alt key is pressed.

VARIANT_FALSE (false)

The Alt key is not pressed.

Standards information

• Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Events Specification, Section 5.2.2

Remarks

To determine whether the left or right version of the Alt key is pressed, use the IDOMKeyboardEvent::location property.

See also

Reference

IDOMKeyboardEvent::ctrlKey

IDOMKeyboardEvent::getModifierState

IDOMKeyboardEvent::metaKey

IDOMKeyboardEvent::shiftKey