/KeyEventSimulator.js
Created Jun 19, 2014
A function for simulating key event in JavaScript. You just have to choose what key and keyboard event you want to simulate.
| /** | |
| * Simulate a key event. | |
| * @param {Number} keyCode The keyCode of the key to simulate | |
| * @param {String} type (optional) The type of event : down, up or press. The default is down | |
| * @param {Object} modifiers (optional) An object which contains modifiers keys { ctrlKey: true, altKey: false, ...} | |
| */ | |
| function simulateKey (keyCode, type, modifiers) { | |
| var evtName = (typeof(type) === "string") ? "key" + type : "keydown"; | |
| var modifier = (typeof(modifiers) === "object") ? modifier : {}; | |
| var event = document.createEvent("HTMLEvents"); | |
| event.initEvent(evtName, true, false); | |
| event.keyCode = keyCode; | |
| for (var i in modifiers) { | |
| event[i] = modifiers[i]; | |
| } | |
| document.dispatchEvent(event); | |
| } | |
| // Setup some tests | |
| var onKeyEvent = function (event) { | |
| var state = "pressed"; | |
| if (event.type !== "keypress") { | |
| state = event.type.replace("key", ""); | |
| } | |
| console.log("Key with keyCode " + event.keyCode + " is " + state); | |
| }; | |
| document.addEventListener("keypress", onKeyEvent, false); | |
| document.addEventListener("keydown", onKeyEvent, false); | |
| document.addEventListener("keyup", onKeyEvent, false); | |
| // Using the function | |
| simulateKey(38); | |
| simulateKey(38, "up"); | |
| simulateKey(45, "press"); |
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PiroozMB commentedJul 15, 2020
thnx but didn't work for me