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Compatibility: Flash Lite: 1.1, 2.x

Handling keypress event using the on handler

A way to handle a keypress event is using this statement:
on(keyPress aKeyCode) {A command handling code}

This example shows you how to handle "Up" and "9" keypress events:

• Using the Text tool, drag a static text field outside your document.

• Convert this text into a button: Select the text field -> Right click -> Convert to Symbol -> Select Button
• Open the Actions panel and add the following code:

on(keyPress "<Up>") 
{
     trace("You have pressed the Up key");
     //Add your command handling code here
}
 
on(keyPress "9") 
{
     //Add your command handling code here
}

List of key constants

To handle the Soft Keys, you must first call the SetSoftKeys command.

Handling keypress events using a key listener (Flash Lite 2.x only)

//Create a listener object named keyListener 
var keyListener:Object = new Object();
 
//Define a function that responds to the KeyDown event
keyListener.onKeyDown = function()
   {
    if (Key.getCode() == Key.UP)
    {
        trace("You have pressed the Up key");
        //Add your command handling code here
    } 
    else
    {
        trace("You have pressed: "+Key.getCode()); 
    }
};
//The keyListener object is then registered to the Key object
Key.addListener(keyListener);

For handling the Soft Keys using a key listener, see Flash Lite 2.0 Soft Keys Example

Download

You can download an example with source code here:

Handling keypress event using the on handler 240*320 (swf + fla)