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addHotKey

Summary

Add hot key handler to array of document-level hotkeys triggered by key-up event.

Syntax

keyman.addHotKey(keyCode, shiftState, handler);

Parameters

keyCode
Type: number
The base key of the hotkey
shiftState
Type: number
shiftState is a bitwise combination of SHIFT (0x10), CTRL (0x20) and ALT (0x40).
handler
Type: function
The function to be called when the hotkey is triggered. It should not expect any parameters.

Return Value

undefined

Description

Used to support custom hotkeys within a web document. Only one handler function may exist per hotkey combination.