SpreadJS Documentation
isReservedKey Method
GC.Spread.Sheets.CellTypes Namespace > Base class : isReservedKey Method
The KeyboardEvent.
The context associated with the cell type. See the Remarks for more information.
Whether the cell type handles the keyboard event itself.
Syntax
var instance = new GC.Spread.Sheets.CellTypes.Base();
var value; // Type: boolean
value = instance.isReservedKey(e, context);
function isReservedKey( 
   e : KeyboardEvent,
   context : object
) : boolean;

Parameters

e
The KeyboardEvent.
context
The context associated with the cell type. See the Remarks for more information.

Return Value

Returns true if the cell type handles the keyboard event itself; otherwise, false.
Example
This example creates custom cells.
//Custom Cell Type
          function FivePointedStarCellType() {
              this.fillStyle = "orange";
              this.size = 10;
          }
          FivePointedStarCellType.prototype = new GC.Spread.Sheets.CellTypes.Base();
          FivePointedStarCellType.prototype.paint = function (ctx, value, x, y, w, h, style, context) {
              if (!ctx) {
                  return;
              }

            ctx.save();

            // draw inside the cell's boundary
              ctx.rect(x, y, w, h);
              ctx.clip();
              ctx.beginPath();

            if (value) {
                  ctx.fillStyle = this.fillStyle;
              } else {
                  ctx.fillStyle = "gray";
              }

            var size = this.size;
              var dx = x + w / 2;
              var dy = y + h / 2;
              ctx.beginPath();
              var dig = Math.PI / 5 * 4;
              for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
                  ctx.lineTo(dx + Math.sin(i * dig) * size, dy + Math.cos(i * dig) * size);
              }
              ctx.closePath();
              ctx.fill();

            ctx.restore();
          };
          FivePointedStarCellType.prototype.getHitInfo = function (x, y, cellStyle, cellRect, context) {
              var xm = cellRect.x + cellRect.width / 2,
                      ym = cellRect.y + cellRect.height / 2,
                      size = 10;
              var info = { x: x, y: y, row: context.row, col: context.col, cellRect: cellRect, sheetArea: context.sheetArea };
              if (xm - size <= x && x <= xm + size && ym - size <= y && y <= ym + size) {
                  info.isReservedLocation = true;
              }
              return info;
          };
          FivePointedStarCellType.prototype.processMouseUp = function (hitInfo) {
              var sheet = hitInfo.sheet;
              if (sheet && hitInfo.isReservedLocation) {
                  var row = hitInfo.row, col = hitInfo.col, sheetArea = hitInfo.sheetArea;
                  var newValue = !sheet.getValue(row, col, sheetArea);
                  var cellEditInfo = { row: row, col: col, newValue: newValue };
         spread.commandManager().execute({cmd: "editCell", sheetName: activeSheet.name(), row: row, col: col, newValue: newValue});
                  return true;
              }
              return false;
          };

        function FullNameCellType() {
          }
          FullNameCellType.prototype = new GC.Spread.Sheets.CellTypes.Base();
          FullNameCellType.prototype.paint = function (ctx, value, x, y, w, h, style, context) {
              if (value) {
                  GC.Spread.Sheets.CellTypes.Base.prototype.paint.apply(this, [ctx, value.firstName + "." + value.lastName, x, y, w, h, style, context]);
              }
          };
          FullNameCellType.prototype.updateEditor = function (editorContext, cellStyle, cellRect, context) {
              if (editorContext) {
                  $(editorContext).width(cellRect.width);
                  $(editorContext).height(100);
              }
          };
          FullNameCellType.prototype.createEditorElement = function (context) {
              var div = document.createElement("div");
              var $div = $(div);
              $div.attr("gcUIElement", "gcEditingInput");
              $div.css("background-color", "white");
              $div.css("position", "absolute");
              $div.css("overflow", "hidden");
              $div.css("border", "2px #5292f7 solid");
              var $span1 = $("<span></span>");
              $span1.css("display", "block");
              var $span2 = $("<span></span>");
              $span2.css("display", "block");
              var $input1 = $("<input type='text'/>");
              var $input2 = $("<input type='text'/>");
              $div.append($span1);
              $div.append($input1);
              $div.append($span2);
              $div.append($input2);
              return div;
          };
          FullNameCellType.prototype.getEditorValue = function (editorContext) {
              if (editorContext && editorContext.children.length === 4) {
                  var input1 = editorContext.children[1];
                  var firstName = $(input1).val();
                  var input2 = editorContext.children[3];
                  var lastName = $(input2).val();
                  return { firstName: firstName, lastName: lastName };
              }
          };
          FullNameCellType.prototype.setEditorValue = function (editorContext, value) {
              if (editorContext && editorContext.children.length === 4) {
                  var span1 = editorContext.children[0];
                  $(span1).text("First Name:");
                  var span2 = editorContext.children[2];
                  $(span2).text("Last Name:");
                  if (value) {
                      var input1 = editorContext.children[1];
                      $(input1).val(value.firstName);
                      var input2 = editorContext.children[3];
                      $(input2).val(value.lastName);
                  }
              }
          };
          FullNameCellType.prototype.isReservedKey = function (e, context) {
              //cell type handle tab key by itself
              return (e.keyCode === GC.Spread.Commands.Key.tab && !e.ctrlKey && !e.shiftKey && !e.altKey);
          };
          FullNameCellType.prototype.isEditingValueChanged = function (oldValue, newValue,context) {
              if (newValue.firstName != oldValue.firstName || newValue.lastName != oldValue.lastName) {
                  return true;
              }
              return false;
          };
          $(function () {

var spread = new GC.Spread.Sheets.Workbook(document.getElementById("ss"),{sheetCount:3});
              var sheet = spread.getActiveSheet();
              sheet.suspendPaint();
              sheet.setCellType(0, 0, new FivePointedStarCellType());
              sheet.setValue(0, 0, true);
              sheet.setRowHeight(0, 200);
              sheet.setColumnWidth(0, 200);
              sheet.setCellType(0, 1, new FullNameCellType());
              sheet.setColumnWidth(1, 200);
              sheet.setValue(0, 1, { firstName: "Bob", lastName: "Smith" });
              sheet.resumePaint();
          });
Remarks

You can override the isReservedKey method to customize the reserved key. In display mode, once isReservedKey returns True, the sheet will not handle the reserved key event. The event is handled by the processKeyDown and processKeyUp methods.

The context parameter can include the following items:

Item Type Description
context.isEditing boolean Whether the cell is being edited.
context.sheet GC.Spread.Sheets.Sheet instance Indicates the current sheet.
context.row number The row index.
context.col number The column index.
context.sheetArea GC.Spread.Sheets.SheetArea The current sheet area.
See Also

Reference

Base class