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ShortCut
========

**Inherits:** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` **<** :ref:`Reference<class_Reference>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

A shortcut for binding input.

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Description
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A shortcut for binding input.

Shortcuts are commonly used for interacting with a :ref:`Control<class_Control>` element from a :ref:`InputEvent<class_InputEvent>`.

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Properties
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   | :ref:`InputEvent<class_InputEvent>` | :ref:`shortcut<class_ShortCut_property_shortcut>` |
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Methods
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   | :ref:`String<class_String>` | :ref:`get_as_text<class_ShortCut_method_get_as_text>` **(** **)** |const|                                           |
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   | :ref:`bool<class_bool>`     | :ref:`is_shortcut<class_ShortCut_method_is_shortcut>` **(** :ref:`InputEvent<class_InputEvent>` event **)** |const| |
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   | :ref:`bool<class_bool>`     | :ref:`is_valid<class_ShortCut_method_is_valid>` **(** **)** |const|                                                 |
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Property Descriptions
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:ref:`InputEvent<class_InputEvent>` **shortcut**

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- void **set_shortcut** **(** :ref:`InputEvent<class_InputEvent>` value **)**
- :ref:`InputEvent<class_InputEvent>` **get_shortcut** **(** **)**

The shortcut's :ref:`InputEvent<class_InputEvent>`.

Generally the :ref:`InputEvent<class_InputEvent>` is a keyboard key, though it can be any :ref:`InputEvent<class_InputEvent>`.

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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_ShortCut_method_get_as_text:

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:ref:`String<class_String>` **get_as_text** **(** **)** |const|

Returns the shortcut's :ref:`InputEvent<class_InputEvent>` as a :ref:`String<class_String>`.

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:ref:`bool<class_bool>` **is_shortcut** **(** :ref:`InputEvent<class_InputEvent>` event **)** |const|

Returns ``true`` if the shortcut's :ref:`InputEvent<class_InputEvent>` equals ``event``.

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.. _class_ShortCut_method_is_valid:

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:ref:`bool<class_bool>` **is_valid** **(** **)** |const|

If ``true``, this shortcut is valid.

.. |virtual| replace:: :abbr:`virtual (This method should typically be overridden by the user to have any effect.)`
.. |const| replace:: :abbr:`const (This method has no side effects. It doesn't modify any of the instance's member variables.)`
.. |vararg| replace:: :abbr:`vararg (This method accepts any number of arguments after the ones described here.)`
.. |static| replace:: :abbr:`static (This method doesn't need an instance to be called, so it can be called directly using the class name.)`