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KendoKeydown

events

Triggered when the user presses a keyboard key while the Menu is focused.

The event handler function context (available via the this keyword) will be set to the widget instance.

kendoKeydown

Event Data

e.sender kendo.ui.Menu

The widget instance which fired the event.

e.preventKendoKeydown Boolean

If set to true prevents the default Menu keydown logic.

e.preventDefault Function

If invoked cancels the default action that belongs to the keydown event.

<ul id="menu">
  <li>Item 1</li>
  <li>Item 2</li>
</ul>
<script>
  $("#menu").kendoMenu({
    kendoKeydown: function(e) {
/* The result can be observed in the DevTools(F12) console of the browser. */
      console.log(e.keyCode);
    }
  });
</script>
<ul id="menu">
  <li>Item 1</li>
  <li>Item 2</li>
</ul>
<script>
  $("#menu").kendoMenu();
  var widget = $("#menu").data("kendoMenu");
  widget.bind("kendoKeydown", function(e) {
/* The result can be observed in the DevTools(F12) console of the browser. */
    console.log(e.keyCode);
  });
</script>
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