User Guide

Key.getCode() 303
Example
The following example calls the getAscii() method any time a key is pressed. The example
creates a listener object named
keyListener and defines a function that responds to the
onKeyDown event by calling Key.getAscii(). The keyListener object is then registered to the
Key object, which broadcasts the onKeyDown message whenever a key is pressed while the SWF
file plays.
var keyListener:Object = new Object();
keyListener.onKeyDown = function() {
trace("The ASCII code for the last key typed is: "+Key.getAscii());
};
Key.addListener(keyListener);
The following example adds a call to Key.getAscii() to show how the two methods differ. The
main difference is that
Key.getAscii() differentiates between uppercase and lowercase letters,
and
Key.getCode() does not.
var keyListener:Object = new Object();
keyListener.onKeyDown = function() {
trace("For the last key typed:");
trace("\tThe Key code is: "+Key.getCode());
trace("\tThe ASCII value is: "+Key.getAscii());
trace("");
};
Key.addListener(keyListener);
Key.getCode()
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
Key.getCode() : Number
Parameters
None.
Returns
A number; an integer that represents the key code of the last key pressed.
Description
Method; returns the key code value of the last key pressed. To match the returned key code value
with the key on a standard keyboard, see Appendix B, “Keyboard Keys and Key Code Values,” on
page 811.