MovieClip.onKeyDown

Availability

Flash Player 6.

Usage

my_mc.onKeyDown = function() {
  // your statements here
}

Parameters

None.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Event handler; invoked when a movie clip has input focus and a key is pressed. The onKeyDown event handler is invoked with no parameters. You can use the Key.getAscii() and Key.getCode() methods to determine which key was pressed. You must define a function that executes when the event handler is invoked.

The onKeyDown event handler works only if the movie clip has input focus enabled and set. First, the focusEnabled property must be set to true for the movie clip. Then, the clip must be given focus. This can be done either by using Selection.setFocus() or by setting the tab key to navigate to the clip.

If Selection.setFocus() is used, the path for the movie clip must be passed to Selection.setFocus(). It is very easy for other elements to take the focus back once the mouse is moved.

Example

The following example defines a function for the onKeyDown() method that sends a trace() action to the Output panel.

my_mc.onKeyDown = function () {
  trace ("onKeyDown called");
};

The following example sets input focus.

MovieClip.focusEnabled = true;
Selection.setFocus(MovieClip);