getKeyState

Client

Tells whether a key is held down right now.

bool getKeyState(string key)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
key	string	The key's name, in any case: `a` to `z`, `0` to `9`, `F1` to `F12`, `mouse1` to `mouse5`, `mouse_wheel_up`, `mouse_wheel_down`, `arrow_l`, `num_0`, `space`, `enter`, `lshift` and others.

true if the key is down, false otherwise.

It reads the key itself, even when onClientKey was cancelled for it.

addEventHandler("onClientRender", root, function()
    if getKeyState("lshift") then
        dxDrawText("Shift held", 20, 20)
    end
end)