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Key.isDown()

Availability

Flash Player 5.

Usage

Key.isDown(keycode)

Parameters

keycode The key code value assigned to a specific key, or a Key class property associated with a specific key. To match the returned key code value with the key on a standard keyboard, see Keyboard Keys and Key Code Values.

Returns

A Boolean value.

Description

Method; returns true if the key specified in keycode is pressed, false if it is not. On the Macintosh, the key code values for the Caps Lock and Num Lock keys are identical.

Example

The following script lets the user control a movie clip's location.

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
  if(Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {
    this._x=_x+10;
  } else if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)) {
    this._y=_y+10;
  }
}
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