# Key.getAscii()

#### Availability

Flash Player 5.

#### Usage

    Key.getAscii();

#### Parameters

None.

#### Returns

An integer that represents the ASCII value of the last key pressed.

#### Description

Method; returns the ASCII code of the last key pressed or released. The ASCII values returned are English keyboard values. For example, if you press Shift+2, `Key.getAscii` returns `@` on a Japanese keyboard, just as it does on an English keyboard.