GetClickShift()

Summary

Determines whether the Shift key was pressed during a prior "Click" function.

 

Syntax

rslt = GetClickShift()

 

Returns

A string containing "True" or "False".

 

Notes

• GetClickShift() can be used to distinguish a mouse click from a Shift-click. It is used by the standard interface with the selection tools.

Example

// Here is the definition of a selection tool

Tool "select by radius" 0, 0 icons: "select.bmp" do

     // Get the circle from the user

     c = ClickCircle("")

 

     // Check the Shift key...

     shift_key = GetClickShift()

 

     // Select as needed...

     if shift_key = "True" then

          SelectByCircle("Selection", "More", c)

     else

          SelectByCircle("Selection", "Several", c)

     endItem

 

See Also

Function	Summary
GetClickControl()	Determines whether the Ctrl key was pressed during a prior "Click" function