The Keyboard Shortcuts Data 
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Namespace: core/keyboard-shortcuts.
Selectors
getAllShortcutKeyCombinations
Returns the shortcuts that include aliases for a given shortcut name.
Usage
import { store as keyboardShortcutsStore } from '@wordpress/keyboard-shortcuts';
import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
import { createInterpolateElement } from '@wordpress/element';
import { sprintf } from '@wordpress/i18n';
const ExampleComponent = () => {
const allShortcutKeyCombinations = useSelect(
( select ) =>
select( keyboardShortcutsStore ).getAllShortcutKeyCombinations(
'core/edit-post/next-region'
),
[]
);
return (
allShortcutKeyCombinations.length > 0 && (
<ul>
{ allShortcutKeyCombinations.map(
( { character, modifier }, index ) => (
<li key={ index }>
{ createInterpolateElement(
sprintf(
'Character: <code>%s</code> / Modifier: <code>%s</code>',
character,
modifier
),
{
code: <code />,
}
) }
</li>
)
) }
</ul>
)
);
};
Parameters
- state
Object: Global state. - name
string: Shortcut name.
Returns
WPShortcutKeyCombination[]: Key combinations.
getAllShortcutRawKeyCombinations
Returns the raw representation of all the keyboard combinations of a given shortcut name.
Usage
import { store as keyboardShortcutsStore } from '@wordpress/keyboard-shortcuts';
import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
import { createInterpolateElement } from '@wordpress/element';
import { sprintf } from '@wordpress/i18n';
const ExampleComponent = () => {
const allShortcutRawKeyCombinations = useSelect(
( select ) =>
select( keyboardShortcutsStore ).getAllShortcutRawKeyCombinations(
'core/edit-post/next-region'
),
[]
);
return (
allShortcutRawKeyCombinations.length > 0 && (
<ul>
{ allShortcutRawKeyCombinations.map(
( shortcutRawKeyCombination, index ) => (
<li key={ index }>
{ createInterpolateElement(
sprintf(
' <code>%s</code>',
shortcutRawKeyCombination
),
{
code: <code />,
}
) }
</li>
)
) }
</ul>
)
);
};
Parameters
- state
Object: Global state. - name
string: Shortcut name.
Returns
string[]: Shortcuts.
getCategoryShortcuts
Returns the shortcut names list for a given category name.
Usage
import { store as keyboardShortcutsStore } from '@wordpress/keyboard-shortcuts';
import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
const ExampleComponent = () => {
const categoryShortcuts = useSelect(
( select ) =>
select( keyboardShortcutsStore ).getCategoryShortcuts( 'block' ),
[]
);
return (
categoryShortcuts.length > 0 && (
<ul>
{ categoryShortcuts.map( ( categoryShortcut ) => (
<li key={ categoryShortcut }>{ categoryShortcut }</li>
) ) }
</ul>
)
);
};
Parameters
- state
Object: Global state. - name
string: Category name.
Returns
string[]: Shortcut names.
getShortcutAliases
Returns the aliases for a given shortcut name.
Usage
import { store as keyboardShortcutsStore } from '@wordpress/keyboard-shortcuts';
import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
import { createInterpolateElement } from '@wordpress/element';
import { sprintf } from '@wordpress/i18n';
const ExampleComponent = () => {
const shortcutAliases = useSelect(
( select ) =>
select( keyboardShortcutsStore ).getShortcutAliases(
'core/edit-post/next-region'
),
[]
);
return (
shortcutAliases.length > 0 && (
<ul>
{ shortcutAliases.map( ( { character, modifier }, index ) => (
<li key={ index }>
{ createInterpolateElement(
sprintf(
'Character: <code>%s</code> / Modifier: <code>%s</code>',
character,
modifier
),
{
code: <code />,
}
) }
</li>
) ) }
</ul>
)
);
};
Parameters
- state
Object: Global state. - name
string: Shortcut name.
Returns
WPShortcutKeyCombination[]: Key combinations.
getShortcutDescription
Returns the shortcut description given its name.
Usage
import { store as keyboardShortcutsStore } from '@wordpress/keyboard-shortcuts';
import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
const ExampleComponent = () => {
const shortcutDescription = useSelect(
( select ) =>
select( keyboardShortcutsStore ).getShortcutDescription(
'core/edit-post/next-region'
),
[]
);
return shortcutDescription ? (
<div>{ shortcutDescription }</div>
) : (
<div>{ __( 'No description.' ) }</div>
);
};
Parameters
- state
Object: Global state. - name
string: Shortcut name.
Returns
string?: Shortcut description.
getShortcutKeyCombination
Returns the main key combination for a given shortcut name.
Usage
import { store as keyboardShortcutsStore } from '@wordpress/keyboard-shortcuts';
import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
import { createInterpolateElement } from '@wordpress/element';
import { sprintf } from '@wordpress/i18n';
const ExampleComponent = () => {
const { character, modifier } = useSelect(
( select ) =>
select( keyboardShortcutsStore ).getShortcutKeyCombination(
'core/edit-post/next-region'
),
[]
);
return (
<div>
{ createInterpolateElement(
sprintf(
'Character: <code>%s</code> / Modifier: <code>%s</code>',
character,
modifier
),
{
code: <code />,
}
) }
</div>
);
};
Parameters
- state
Object: Global state. - name
string: Shortcut name.
Returns
WPShortcutKeyCombination?: Key combination.
getShortcutRepresentation
Returns a string representing the main key combination for a given shortcut name.
Usage
import { store as keyboardShortcutsStore } from '@wordpress/keyboard-shortcuts';
import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
import { sprintf } from '@wordpress/i18n';
const ExampleComponent = () => {
const { display, raw, ariaLabel } = useSelect( ( select ) => {
return {
display: select( keyboardShortcutsStore ).getShortcutRepresentation(
'core/edit-post/next-region'
),
raw: select( keyboardShortcutsStore ).getShortcutRepresentation(
'core/edit-post/next-region',
'raw'
),
ariaLabel: select(
keyboardShortcutsStore
).getShortcutRepresentation(
'core/edit-post/next-region',
'ariaLabel'
),
};
}, [] );
return (
<ul>
<li>{ sprintf( 'display string: %s', display ) }</li>
<li>{ sprintf( 'raw string: %s', raw ) }</li>
<li>{ sprintf( 'ariaLabel string: %s', ariaLabel ) }</li>
</ul>
);
};
Parameters
- state
Object: Global state. - name
string: Shortcut name. - representation
keyof FORMATTING_METHODS: Type of representation (display, raw, ariaLabel).
Returns
string?: Shortcut representation.
Actions
registerShortcut
Returns an action object used to register a new keyboard shortcut.
Usage
import { store as keyboardShortcutsStore } from '@wordpress/keyboard-shortcuts';
import { useSelect, useDispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
import { useEffect } from '@wordpress/element';
import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
const ExampleComponent = () => {
const { registerShortcut } = useDispatch( keyboardShortcutsStore );
useEffect( () => {
registerShortcut( {
name: 'custom/my-custom-shortcut',
category: 'my-category',
description: __( 'My custom shortcut' ),
keyCombination: {
modifier: 'primary',
character: 'j',
},
} );
}, [] );
const shortcut = useSelect(
( select ) =>
select( keyboardShortcutsStore ).getShortcutKeyCombination(
'custom/my-custom-shortcut'
),
[]
);
return shortcut ? (
<p>{ __( 'Shortcut is registered.' ) }</p>
) : (
<p>{ __( 'Shortcut is not registered.' ) }</p>
);
};
Parameters
- config
WPShortcutConfig: Shortcut config.
Returns
Object: action.
unregisterShortcut
Returns an action object used to unregister a keyboard shortcut.
Usage
import { store as keyboardShortcutsStore } from '@wordpress/keyboard-shortcuts';
import { useSelect, useDispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
import { useEffect } from '@wordpress/element';
import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
const ExampleComponent = () => {
const { unregisterShortcut } = useDispatch( keyboardShortcutsStore );
useEffect( () => {
unregisterShortcut( 'core/edit-post/next-region' );
}, [] );
const shortcut = useSelect(
( select ) =>
select( keyboardShortcutsStore ).getShortcutKeyCombination(
'core/edit-post/next-region'
),
[]
);
return shortcut ? (
<p>{ __( 'Shortcut is not unregistered.' ) }</p>
) : (
<p>{ __( 'Shortcut is unregistered.' ) }</p>
);
};
Parameters
- name
string: Shortcut name.
Returns
Object: action.