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  • Value
  • Specifications
  • Browser compatibility
  1. UI Events
  2. KeyboardEvent
  3. Constructor
    1. KeyboardEvent()
  4. Instance properties
    1. altKey
    2. charCode Deprecated
    3. code
    4. ctrlKey
    5. isComposing
    6. key
    7. keyCode Deprecated
    8. keyIdentifier Non-standard Deprecated
    9. location
    10. metaKey
    11. repeat
    12. shiftKey
  5. Instance methods
    1. getModifierState()
    2. initKeyboardEvent() Deprecated
  6. Inheritance
    1. UIEvent
    2. Event
  7. Related pages for UI Events
    1. CompositionEvent
    2. FocusEvent
    3. InputEvent
    4. MouseEvent
    5. MouseScrollEvent Non-standard Deprecated
    6. MutationEvent Non-standard Deprecated
    7. TextEvent Deprecated
    8. UIEvent
    9. WheelEvent

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  • Value
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KeyboardEvent: repeat property

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The repeat read-only property of the KeyboardEvent interface returns a boolean value that is true if the given key is being held down such that it is automatically repeating.

Value

A boolean value.

Specifications

Specification
UI Events
# dom-keyboardevent-repeat

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