Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

ACCESSKEY — NN n/a IE 4 HTML 4

Synopsis

ACCESSKEY=”character"

Optional

A single character key that specifies the keyboard shortcut to effect a click of the button. The browser and operating system determine if the user must press a modifier key (e.g., Ctrl, Alt, or Command) with the access key to “click” the button. In IE 4/Windows, the Alt key is required, and the key is not case sensitive. This attribute does not work in IE 4/Mac.

Example

<BUTTON TYPE="button" ACCESSKEY=t onClick="goToContents()">
Table of Contents
</BUTTON>

Value

Single character of the document set.

Default

None.

Object Model Reference

IE

[window.]document.all.elementID.accessKey