Event.KEY DOWN

Available since: Gideros 2011.6
Value: keyDown
Defined by: Sprite

Description

This event is dispatched when a supported key is pressed. For the list of supported keys, check KeyCode class. Modifiers can have values of: KeyCode.MODIFIER_NONE KeyCode.MODIFIER_SHIFT KeyCode.MODIFIER_CTRL KeyCode.MODIFIER_ALT KeyCode.MODIFIER_META

Parameters

keyCode: (number) code of the key pressed.
realCode: (number) real keyCode underneath
modifiers: (number) Modifiers present, or nil if not supported

Example

function onKeyDown(e)
	print(e.keyCode, e.realCode)
end

stage:addEventListener(Event.KEY_DOWN, onKeyDown)

note: for this event to work you need to add your sprite to the stage (scene).

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