Keyboard

press()

// SYNTAX
Keyboard.press(key);
Keyboard.press(key, modifier);

Presses specified keyboard key as well as one or more modifier keys and holds them pressed. A press can be cancelled by release() or releaseAll().

Up to 8 keys can be pressed simultaneously. Modifier keys (e.g. CTRL, ALT, SHIFT etc) are sent separately and do not add to the currently pressed key count, i.e. it is possible to press and keep pressing 8 regular keyboard keys and all the modifiers (LSHIFT, LALT, LGUI, LCTRL, RSHIFT, RALT, RSHIFT, RCTRL) at the same time.

See Keyboard.click() documentation for information about keycodes and modifier keys.

// EXAMPLE USAGE
STARTUP(Keyboard.begin());

void setup() {
  // Press Ctrl, then Alt, then Delete and release them all
  Keyboard.press(KEY_LCTRL);
  Keyboard.press(KEY_LALT);
  Keyboard.press(KEY_DELETE);
  Keyboard.releaseAll();
}

Parameters:

• key: USB HID key code (see enum UsbKeyboardScanCode) - uint16_t
• modifier: (optional) one or more ORed (|) USB HID modifier codes (see enum UsbKeyboardModifier - uint16_t

press() does not return anything.