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};
Key.addListener(keyListener);
Key.CAPSLOCK
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
Key.CAPSLOCK:Number
Description
Property; constant associated with the key code value for the Caps Lock key (20).
Example
The following example creates a new listener object and defines a function for
last line uses
addListener()
notification from the key down event.
var keyListener:Object = new Object();
keyListener.onKeyDown = function() {
if (Key.isDown(Key.CAPSLOCK)) {
trace("you pressed the Caps Lock key.");
trace("\tCaps Lock == "+Key.isToggled(Key.CAPSLOCK));
}
};
Key.addListener(keyListener);
Information is written to the log file when you press the Caps Lock key. The log file writes either
or , depending on whether the Caps Lock is activated using the isToggled method.
true false
Key.CONTROL
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
Key.CONTROL:Number
Description
Property; constant associated with the key code value for the Control key (17).
Example
The following example assigns the keyboard shortcut Control+7 to a button with an instance
name of
my_btn
). In this example, when you press Control+7 the
_accProps
"hello" to the log file.
function myOnPress() {
trace("hello");
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to register the listener with the Key object so that it can receive
and makes information about the shortcut available to screen readers (see
onKeyDown
function writes the text
myOnPress
. The