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300 Chapter 6: ActionScript Core Classes
};
Key.addListener(keyListener);
Key.DOWN
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
Key.DOWN:Number
Description
Property; constant associated with the key code value for the Down Arrow key (40).
Example
The following example moves a movie clip called car_mc a constant distance (10) when you press
the arrow keys. A sound plays when you press the Spacebar. Give a sound in the library a linkage
identifier of
horn_id for this example.
var DISTANCE:Number = 10;
var horn_sound:Sound = new Sound();
horn_sound.attachSound("horn_id");
var keyListener_obj:Object = new Object();
keyListener_obj.onKeyDown = function() {
switch (Key.getCode()) {
case Key.SPACE :
horn_sound.start();
break;
case Key.LEFT :
car_mc._x -= DISTANCE;
break;
case Key.UP :
car_mc._y -= DISTANCE;
break;
case Key.RIGHT :
car_mc._x += DISTANCE;
break;
case Key.DOWN :
car_mc._y += DISTANCE;
break;
}
};
Key.addListener(keyListener_obj);
Key.END
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
Key.END:Number