accessKey
Summary
Sets a keyboard keystroke for selection of its element, which would otherwise be done using a mouse.
Applies to | ? |
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This example uses the label object and the accessKey attribute to set focus on a text box. The label object makes it possible to underline the designated accessKey. You may also use the -ms-accelerator attribute to hide the underline until the ALT key is pressed.
<label for="fp1" accesskey="1">#<span style="text-decoration: underline;">1</span>:
Press ALT+1 to set focus to textbox</label>
<input type="text" name="T1" value="text1" size="20" tabindex="1" id="fp1">
Notes
Remarks
By default, pressing an access key sets focus to an object. The object receives focus when the user simultaneously presses the ALT key and the access key assigned to an object. Some controls perform an action after receiving focus. For example, using accessKey on an input type=button causes the onclick event to fire. By comparison, applying the accessKey on a radio button causes the onclick event to fire and toggles the checked property, visibly selecting or deselecting the control. Note For elements that are not tab stops by default, such as a SPAN, the tabIndex property must be set on the element for the accessKey property to function. In Windows Internet Explorer 7 and greater, ALT+D selects text in the Address bar, making D unavailable as a keyboard shortcut on a webpage. As of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, some scoped elements do not implicitly support the accessKey property. Instead, they support the property by setting the TABINDEX attribute to any valid negative or positive integer.
Syntax
See also
Related pages
- aa
abbr
- acronymacronym
address
applet
area
article
aside
b
bdo
big
blockQuote
body
button
caption
center
cite
custom
dd
del
dfn
dir
div
dl
dt
em
embed
fieldSet
figcaption
figure
font
footer
header
hgroup
hn
hr
i
img
input type=button
input type=checkbox
input type=file
input type=image
input type=password
input type=radio
input type=reset
input type=submit
input type=text
ins
isIndex
kbd
label
legend
li
listing
mark
marquee
menu
nav
object
ol
p
plainText
pre
q
rt
ruby
s
samp
section
select
small
span
strike
strong
sub
sup
- tabletable
tBody
td
textArea
tFoot
th
tHead
tr
tt
u
ul
var
xmp
Reference
- acceleratoraccelerator
- tabIndextabIndex
Attributions
Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]