KeyDown (Event): Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 06:18, 27 April 2023

KeyDown ( String key )
Description	Fired when a Key is pressed (the key is the key).
Member of:	Mouse

The key argument is the pressed key. Letter keys are lowercase.

Example

local function onKeyDown( key )
  print("Key:", key, " Code:", string.byte(key))
end
mouse.KeyDown:connect(onKeyDown)

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-{{CatUp|Events}}
+<onlyinclude>{{Event|name = KeyDown
+|arguments = [[String]] ''key''
+|description = Fired when a Key is pressed (the ''key'' is the key).
+|object = Mouse
+|}}</onlyinclude>
-{|
+{{clear floats}}
-|<onlyinclude>{{Event|name=KeyDown
-|arguments=[[String]] ''key''
-|description= Fired when a Key is pressed (the ''key'' is the key)
-|object= [[RBX.lua.Mouse (Object)|Mouse]]
-|}}</onlyinclude>
-|}
 == Description ==
 The ''key'' argument is the pressed key. Letter keys are lowercase.
+{{Example|<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
-== Example ==
+local function onKeyDown( key )
-<pre>
+   print("Key:", key, " Code:", string.byte(key))
-function onKeyDown( key )
-   print( "Key:", key, " Code:", string.byte(key) )
 end
-mouse.KeyDown:connect( onKeyDown )
+mouse.KeyDown:connect(onKeyDown)
-</pre>
+</syntaxhighlight>}}
 == Limitations ==
 * Not all keys generate this event (For example, "/" key if chat is enabled).
 * Some keys generate the same string as other keys.
 * It's possible for the string to be empty (possibly due to "\0" key code).
 [[Category:Events]]