Key.escape - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference

Key.ESCAPE

Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
Key.ESCAPE:Number
Description
Property; constant associated with the key code value for the Escape key (27).
Example
The following example sets a timer. When you press Escape, the Output panel displays
information that includes how long it took you to press the key.
var keyListener:Object = new Object();
keyListener.onKeyDown = function() {
if (Key.isDown(Key.ESCAPE)) {
// get the current timer, convert the value to seconds and round it to two
decimal places.
var timer:Number = Math.round(getTimer()/10)/100;
trace("you pressed the Esc key: "+getTimer()+" ms ("+timer+" s)");
}
};
Key.addListener(keyListener);
When using this example, make sure that you select Control > Disable Keyboard Shortcuts in the
test environment.
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