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<!--- This README is automatically generated from the comments in these files: iron-a11y-keys.html Edit those files, and our readme bot will duplicate them over here! Edit this file, and the bot will squash your changes :) The bot does some handling of markdown. Please file a bug if it does the wrong thing! https://github.com/PolymerLabs/tedium/issues --> [![Build status](https://travis-ci.org/PolymerElements/iron-a11y-keys.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/PolymerElements/iron-a11y-keys) _[Demo and API docs](https://elements.polymer-project.org/elements/iron-a11y-keys)_ ##&lt;iron-a11y-keys&gt; `iron-a11y-keys` provides a cross-browser interface for processing keyboard commands. The interface adheres to [WAI-ARIA best practices](http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices/#kbd_general_binding). It uses an expressive syntax to filter key presses. ## Basic usage The sample code below is a portion of a custom element. The goal is to call the `onEnter` method whenever the `paper-input` element is in focus and the `Enter` key is pressed. ```html <iron-a11y-keys id="a11y" target="[[target]]" keys="enter" on-keys-pressed="onEnter"></iron-a11y-keys> <paper-input id="input" placeholder="Type something. Press enter. Check console." value="{{userInput::input}}"></paper-input> ``` The custom element declares an `iron-a11y-keys` element that is bound to a property called `target`. The `target` property needs to evaluate to the `paper-input` node. `iron-a11y-keys` registers an event handler for the target node using Polymer's [annotated event handler syntax](https://www.polymer-project.org/1.0/docs/devguide/events.html#annotated-listeners). `{{userInput::input}}` sets the `userInput` property to the user's input on each keystroke. The last step is to link the two elements within the custom element's registration. ```javascript ... properties: { userInput: { type: String, notify: true, }, target: { type: Object, value: function() { return this.$.input; } }, }, onEnter: function() { console.log(this.userInput); } ... ``` ## The `keys` attribute The `keys` attribute expresses what combination of keys triggers the event. The attribute accepts a space-separated, plus-sign-concatenated set of modifier keys and some common keyboard keys. The common keys are: `a-z`, `0-9` (top row and number pad), `*` (shift 8 and number pad), `F1-F12`, `Page Up`, `Page Down`, `Left Arrow`, `Right Arrow`, `Down Arrow`, `Up Arrow`, `Home`, `End`, `Escape`, `Space`, `Tab`, `Enter`. The modifier keys are: `Shift`, `Control`, `Alt`, `Meta`. All keys are expected to be lowercase and shortened. E.g. `Left Arrow` is `left`, `Page Down` is `pagedown`, `Control` is `ctrl`, `F1` is `f1`, `Escape` is `esc`, etc. ### Grammar Below is the [EBNF](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Backus%E2%80%93Naur_Form) Grammar of the `keys` attribute. ```javascript modifier = "shift" | "ctrl" | "alt" | "meta"; ascii = ? /[a-z0-9]/ ? ; fnkey = ? f1 through f12 ? ; arrow = "up" | "down" | "left" | "right" ; key = "tab" | "esc" | "space" | "*" | "pageup" | "pagedown" | "home" | "end" | arrow | ascii | fnkey; event = "keypress" | "keydown" | "keyup"; keycombo = { modifier, "+" }, key, [ ":", event ] ; keys = keycombo, { " ", keycombo } ; ``` ### Example Given the following value for `keys`: `ctrl+shift+f7 up pagedown esc space alt+m` The event is fired if any of the following key combinations are fired: `Control` and `Shift` and `F7` keys, `Up Arrow` key, `Page Down` key, `Escape` key, `Space` key, `Alt` and `M` keys. ### WAI-ARIA Slider Example The following is an example of the set of keys that fulfills WAI-ARIA's "slider" role [best practices](http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices/#slider): ```html <iron-a11y-keys target="[[target]]" keys="left pagedown down" on-keys-pressed="decrement"></iron-a11y-keys> <iron-a11y-keys target="[[target]]" keys="right pageup up" on-keys-pressed="increment"></iron-a11y-keys> <iron-a11y-keys target="[[target]]" keys="home" on-keys-pressed="setMin"></iron-a11y-keys> <iron-a11y-keys target=""[[target]] keys="end" on-keys-pressed="setMax"></iron-a11y-keys> ``` The `target` properties must evaluate to a node. See the basic usage example above. Each of the values for the `on-keys-pressed` attributes must evalute to methods. The `increment` method should move the slider a set amount toward the maximum value. `decrement` should move the slider a set amount toward the minimum value. `setMin` should move the slider to the minimum value. `setMax` should move the slider to the maximum value.