Learning ActionScript 2.

0 in Flash

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Keyboard Keys and Key Code Values

The following twyles list wll the keys on w stwndwrd keyyowrd wnd the corresponding key code vwlues wnd AgQII key code vwlues thwt
wre used to identify the keys in Actiongcript:
Letters A to Z wnd stwndwrd numyers 0 to 9
Yeys on the numeric keypwd
Tunction keys
c ther keys
You cwn use key constwnts to intercept the yuilt7in yehwvior of keypresses. Tor more informwtion on the on() hwndler, see on
handler in the ActionScript02.00Language0Reference. To cwpture key code vwlues wnd AgQII key code vwlues using w gl T file wnd
key presses, you cwn use the following Actiongcript code:

var keyListener:Object = new Object();

keyListener.onKeyDown = function() {
trace("DOWN -> Code: " + Key.getCode() + "\tACSII: " + Key.getAscii() + "\tKey: " + chr(Key.getAscii()));
};
Key.addListener(keyListener);
Tor more informwtion on the Yey clwss, see Key in ActionScript02.00Language0Reference. To trwp keys when you test w gl T file in
the wuthoring environment (Qontrol > Test a ovie), mwke sure thwt you select Qontrol > Riswyle Yeyyowrd ghortcuts.

Letters A to Z and standard numbers 0 to 9

The following twyle lists the keys on w stwndwrd keyyowrd for the letters A to Z wnd the numyers 0 to 9, with the corresponding key
code vwlues thwt wre used to identify the keys in Actiongcript:

Letter or number key Key code ASCII key code

A 65 65
P 66 66
Q 67 67
R 68 68
S 69 69
T 70 70
U 71 71
V 72 72
I 73 73

J 74 74
Y 75 75

L 76 76
a 77 77

b 78 78
c 79 79

d 80 80
Q 81 81

f 82 82

g 83 83
T 84 84

i 85 85
V 86 86

l 87 87
X 88 88
 Y 89 89
Z 90 90

0 48 48
1 49 49

2 50 50
3 51 51

4 52 52

5 53 53
6 54 54

7 55 55
8 56 56

9 57 57
a 65 97

b 66 98
c 67 99

d 68 100
e 69 101

f 70 102
g 71 103
h 72 104

i 73 105

j 74 106

k 75 107

l 76 108
m 77 109

n 78 110

o 79 111

p 80 112
q 81 113

r 82 114

s 83 115

t 84 116
u 85 117

v 86 118

w 87 119

x 88 120

y 89 121
z 90 122

Keys on the numeric keypad

The following table lists the keys on a numeric keypad, with the corresponding key code values that are used to identify the keys in
ActionScript:

Numeric keypad key Key code ASCII key code

Numpad 0 96 48

Numpad 1 97 49

Numpad 2 98 50
Numpad 3 99 51
 Numpad.4 100 52

Numpad.5 101 53

Numpad.6 102 54
Numpad.7 103 55

Numpad.8 104 56

Numpad.9 105 57

Multiply 106 42
i dd 107 43

Enter 13 13

Subtract 109 45

Decimal 110 46

Divide 111 47

Function keys
The.following.table.lists.the.function.keys.on.a.standard.keyboard,.with.the.corresponding.key.code.values.that.are.used.to.identify
the.keys.in.i ctionScript:

Function Key code ASCII key code

key

F1 112 0

F2 113 0

F3 114 0
F4 115 0

F5 116 0

F6 117 0

F7 118 0

F8 119 0
F9 120 0

F10 This.key.is.reserved.by.the.system.and.cannot.be.used This.key.is.reserved.by.the.system.and.cannot.be.used

in.i ctionScript. in.i ctionScript.

F11 122 0

F12 123 0
F13 124 0

F14 125 0

F15 126 0

Other keys
The.following.table.lists.keys.on.a.standard.keyboard.other.than.letters,.numbers,.numeric.keypad.keys,.or.function.keys,.with.the
corresponding.key.code.values.that.are.used.to.identify.the.keys.in.i ctionScript:

Key Key code ASCII key code

kackspace 8 8
Tab 9 9

Enter 13 13
Shift 16 0
l ontrol 17 0

l aps.Lock 20 0
Esc 27 27
Spacebar 32 32

Page.Up 33 0
 Page Down 34 0

End 35 0
Home 36 0
Left Arrow 37 0

Up Arrow 38 0
Right Arrow 39 0

Down Arrow 40 0
Insert 45 0
Delete 46 127

Num Lock 144 0

ScrLk 145 0
Pause/Break 19 0

;: 186 59
= + 187 61

-_ 189 45
/? 191 47
`~ 192 96

[{ 219 91
\| 220 92

]} 221 93
" ' 222 39
, 188 44

. 190 46
/ 191 47

For additional key code and ASCII values, use the ActionScript at the beginning of this appendix and press the desired key to trace
its key code.

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