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alt

Is Alt/Option key held down? (Read Only)
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Definition

  • Type: Property
  • Namespace: UnityEngine
  • Assembly: UnityEngine.UICommonModule
public bool alt { get; set; }

Remarks

On Windows, this returns true if any Alt key is held down.
On Mac, this returns true if any Option key is held down.

Examples

using UnityEngine;public class Example : MonoBehaviour{    // Prints Option or Alt key was pressed depending on the    // platform where this script is running.    void OnGUI()    {        Event e = Event.current;        if (e.alt)        {            if (Application.platform == RuntimePlatform.OSXEditor)            {                Debug.Log("Option key was pressed");            }            else if (Application.platform == RuntimePlatform.WindowsEditor)            {                Debug.Log("Alt Key was pressed!");            }        }    }}