Keyboard shortcut example

For example, if you want to create a keyboard shortcut, Control+7, for a button with the instance name myButton, you would do the following:

1. Select the object on the Stage, display the Accessibility panel, and in the Shortcut field, type Control+7.
2. Enter the following code in the Actions panel:

   function myOnPress() {
     trace( "hello" );
   }
   
   function myOnKeyDown() {
     if (Key.isDown(Key.CONTROL) && Key.getCode() == 55) // 55 is key code for 7
     {
       Selection.setFocus( myButton );
       myButton.onPress();
     }
   }
   
   var myListener = new Object();
   myListener.onKeyDown = myOnKeyDown;
   Key.addListener( myListener );
   
   myButton.onPress = myOnPress;
   myButton._accProps.shortcut = "Ctrl+7"
   Accessibility.updateProperties();
   

   Note: The example assigns the keyboard shortcut Control+7 to a button with an instance name of myButton, and makes information about the shortcut available to screen readers. In this example, when you press Control+7 the myOnPress function displays the text "hello" in the Output panel. See Key.addListener().