getModifiers()

Description

Reports any modifier keys pressed or released on an attached USB keyboard.

Syntax


keyboard.getModifiers()


Parameters

none

Returns

int : a numeric representation of the modifier keys being pressed. Values for the keys are below :

– LeftCtrl = 1
– LeftShift = 2
– Alt = 4
– LeftCmd = 8
– RightCtrl = 16
– RightShift = 32
– AltGr = 64
– RightCmd = 128

Example

#include <KeyboardController.h>

// Initialize USB Controller
USBHost usb;

// Attach Keyboard controller to USB
KeyboardController keyboard(usb);

void setup(){
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop(){
  usb.Task();
  int mod = keyboard.getModifiers();
  Serial.print("mod: ");
  Serial.print(mod);
}

See also

－ keyPressed()
－ keyReleased()
－ getKey()
－ getOemKey()

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