monday-ui-react-core/src/hooks/useKeyEvent/__stories__/useKeyEvent.mdx

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import { Canvas, Meta } from "@storybook/blocks";
import { FunctionArgument, FunctionArguments, UsageGuidelines } from "vibe-storybook-components";
import * as UseKeyEventStories from "./useKeyEvent.stories";

<Meta of={UseKeyEventStories} />

# useKeyEvent

- [Overview](#overview)
- [Arguments](#arguments)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Use cases and examples](#use-cases-and-examples)
- [Feedback](#feedback)

## Overview

Attaches a listener to keyboard DOM events on a specific element, firing a provided callback when the event is triggered.

<Canvas of={UseKeyEventStories.Overview} />

## Arguments

<FunctionArguments>
  <FunctionArgument name="options" type="Object">
    <FunctionArgument
      name="keys"
      type="Array<string>"
      description={
        <>
          A list of keys to trigger the passed callback. See
          <Link href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/key/Key_Values">a full list</Link>
          for more info.
        </>
      }
    />
    <FunctionArgument
      name="callback"
      type="(event: Event) => void"
      description="Callback function to execute when the event is fired."
      required
    />
    <FunctionArgument
      name="ref"
      type="React.MutableRefObject"
      description={
        <>
          A React
          <Link href="https://react.dev/reference/react/useRef">ref</Link>
          object.
        </>
      }
      default="document"
    />
    <FunctionArgument
      name="ignoreDocumentFallback"
      type="boolean"
      description={
        <>
          If <code>ref</code> is not passed, ignore the default <code>ref</code>.
        </>
      }
      default="false"
    />
    <FunctionArgument
      name="capture"
      type="boolean"
      description="Whether to capture the event before bubbling up or not."
      default="false"
    />
    <FunctionArgument
      name="preventDefault"
      type="boolean"
      description={
        <>
          Runs{" "}
          <code>
            <Link href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Event/preventDefault" withoutSpacing>
              preventDefault
            </Link>
          </code>{" "}
          on the fired events.
        </>
      }
      default="false"
    />
    <FunctionArgument
      name="stopPropagation"
      type="boolean"
      description={
        <>
          Runs{" "}
          <code>
            <Link href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Event/stopPropagation" withoutSpacing>
              stopPropagation
            </Link>
          </code>{" "}
          on the fired events.
        </>
      }
      default="false"
    />
    <FunctionArgument
      name="eventName"
      type="string"
      description={
        <>
          The event to listen to. See
          <Link href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent#events">a full list</Link>
          for more info.
        </>
      }
      default="keydown"
    />
  </FunctionArgument>
</FunctionArguments>

## Usage

<UsageGuidelines
  guidelines={[
    "Use this hook to add custom logic when typing inside an element.",
    "Use this hook to add keyboard shortcuts."
  ]}
/>