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CloseIs Alt/Option key held down? (Read Only)
On Windows, this returns true if any Alt key is held down.
On Mac, this returns true if any Option key is held down.
// Prints Option or Alt key was pressed depending the
// platform this script is being run.
function OnGUI() {
var e : Event = 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!");
}
}
}
using UnityEngine; using System.Collections;
public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour { 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!"); } }