getKeyboardForControl

Summary

Obtain the keyboard set for a specific control, if it exists.

Syntax

keyman.getKeyboardForControl(Pelem);

Parameters

Pelem

Type: Element

An HTML input control.

Return Value

string|null

If the control has independent keyboard settings, returns the ID (internal name) of a keyboard. Otherwise, returns null.

Description

This function is useful for determining when a control has independently-managed keyboard settings within KeymanWeb. Note that it will return null otherwise, even if there is an active keyboard within KeymanWeb.

See also keyman.setKeyboardForControl().

Contrast with keyman.getActiveKeyboard().