Name: controlKey

Synonyms: ctrlkey

Type: function

Syntax: the controlKey

Syntax: controlKey()

Summary:

<return|Returns> the state of the Control key.

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac, windows, linux

Platforms: desktop, server

Example:

put (the controlKey is up) and (the shiftKey is up) into ctrlShift

Example:

if controlKey() is down then go back

Returns:

The <controlKey> <function> <return|returns> <down>

if the key is pressed and <up> if it's not. On Unix and Windows systems,

the <commandKey> <function> <return|returns> the same value as the

<controlKey> <function>: the two <function|functions> are synonyms.

Description:

Use the <controlKey> <function> to check whether the user is pressing

the Control key.

References: down (constant), left (constant), up (constant),

commandKey (function), keysDown (function), return (glossary),

function (glossary), commandKeyDown (message)

Tags: ui