Lua:createHotkey

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function createHotkey(callback, keys, ...) : GenericHotkey

Creates and registers a GenericHotkey.

A hotkey accepts at most five keys. Pass keys as separate arguments or as a table.

Function Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
callback	Function	Function to run when the key combination is pressed.
keys	Integer or table	One to five virtual-key codes, supplied separately or in a table.

Returns

GenericHotkey — The initialized hotkey object.

Examples

1 local hotkey = createHotkey(function()
2   showMessage("Hotkey pressed")
3 end, VK_F1)

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