ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference - Adobe Help and Support

function getKeyPressed():String {
var theKey:String;
switch (Key.getAscii()) {
case Key.BACKSPACE :
theKey = "BACKSPACE";
break;
case Key.SPACE :
theKey = "SPACE";
break;
default :
theKey = chr(Key.getAscii());
}
return theKey;
}
Press Control+Enter to test the SWF file. Make sure you select Control > Disable Keyboard
Shortcuts in the test environment. Then press the Tab key until the button has focus (a yellow
rectangle appears around the my_btn instance) and start pressing keys on your keyboard.
When you press keys, they are displayed in the Output panel.
See also
onKeyDown (Button.onKeyDown handler), getAscii (Key.getAscii method), getCode
(Key.getCode method)
onKillFocus (Button.onKillFocus handler)
onKillFocus = function(newFocus:Object) {}
Invoked when a button loses keyboard focus. The onKillFocus handler receives one
parameter, newFocus, which is an object representing the new object receiving the focus. If no
object receives the focus, newFocus contains the value null.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 6
Parameters
newFocus:Object - The object that is receiving the focus.
Example
The following example demonstrates how statements can be executed when a button loses
focus. Create a button instance on the Stage called my_btn and add the following
ActionScript to Frame 1 of the Timeline:
this.createTextField("output_txt", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 0, 0, 300,
200);
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