Function eventDispatchesNativeClick

src/cdk/menu/event-detection.ts:13–37

(
  elementRef: ElementRef<HTMLElement>,
  event: KeyboardEvent,
)

/** Checks whether a keyboard event will trigger a native `click` event on an element. */
export function eventDispatchesNativeClick(
  elementRef: ElementRef<HTMLElement>,
  event: KeyboardEvent,
): boolean {
  // Synthetic events won't trigger clicks.
  if (!event.isTrusted) {
    return false;
  }

  const el = elementRef.nativeElement;
  const keyCode = event.keyCode;

  // Buttons trigger clicks both on space and enter events.
  if (el.nodeName === 'BUTTON' && !(el as HTMLButtonElement).disabled) {
    return keyCode === ENTER || keyCode === SPACE;
  }

  // Links only trigger clicks on enter.
  if (el.nodeName === 'A') {
    return keyCode === ENTER;
  }

  // Any other elements won't dispatch clicks from keyboard events.
  return false;
}