Following samples shows how different methods and properties works. Please note that some of the properties/methods may not work in the shockwave mode. It is advisable that you download the source movie and analyze them. Description of the Methods and Properties are extracts from Adobe Director Help.
Director Core Objects:
Key: Used to monitor a user’s keyboard activity. Download the source here
keyPressed(): This method returns the character string assigned to the key that was last pressed, or optionally whether a specified key was pressed
commandDown: determines whether the Control key (Windows) or the Command key (Mac) is being pressed
controlDown: determines whether the Control key is being pressed
key: returns the value of the last key that was pressed
keyCode: returns the numerical code for the last key pressed
optionDown: determines whether the user is pressing the Alt key (Windows) or the Option key (Mac).
shiftDown: indicates whether the user is pressing the Shift key
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