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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.