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05.30.2008 at 10:48AM PDT, ID: 23445426
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Firefox equivalent of window.event

Asked by eChalk in JavaScript, Firefox Web Browser

I have an element on my page that calls a function and passes the click event to that function.  I have no control over either that element or that function.  That function then calls my function, but does not pass the event to my function.  In my function, I need to find out if the shift key was held down when the element was clicked.  As can be seen in the code snippet, using window.event to get a reference to the event works in IE, but fails in firefox.  How do I reference the event from the function I control, the one that does not have the event passed to it?Start Free Trial 
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<script>
function IDoNotControlThisFunction(e){
	test2();
}
function IControlThisFunction(){
	alert(window.event.shiftKey);
}
</script>
<input type='button' onclick='IDoNotControlThisFunction(event);' />
[+][-]05.30.2008 at 11:36AM PDT, ID: 21680301

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