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Key.isDown

key.isdown, isdown

Availability

Flash Player 5.

Usage

    Key.isDown(keycode);

Parameters

`keycode` The key code value assigned to a specific key, or a Key object property associated with a specific key. For a list of all of the key codes associated with the keys on a standard keyboard, see Appendix B, Keyboard Keys and Key Code Values of Using Flash.

Returns

A Boolean value.

Description

Method; returns `true` if the key specified in `keycode` is pressed, `false` if it is not. On the Macintosh, the key code values for the Caps Lock and Num Lock keys are identical.