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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 specification.

The method is otherwise the same as get().

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 keyboard code that corresponds to the ‘W’ key on an English QWERTY keyboard.

navigator.keyboard.getLayoutMap().then((keyboardLayoutMap) => {
  const upKey = keyboardLayoutMap.get("KeyW");
  window.alert(`Press ${upKey} to move up.`);
});

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

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