Method _handleKeydown

src/material/chips/chip.ts:338–345

Handles keyboard events on the chip.

(event: KeyboardEvent)

  /** Handles keyboard events on the chip. */
  _handleKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
    // Ignore backspace events where the user is holding down the key
    // so that we don't accidentally remove too many chips.
    if ((event.keyCode === BACKSPACE && !event.repeat) || event.keyCode === DELETE) {
      event.preventDefault();
      this.remove();
    }
  }

  /** Allows for programmatic focusing of the chip. */
  focus(): void {