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ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference > ActionScript classes > Key > BACKSPACE (Key.BACKSPACE property)

BACKSPACE (Key.BACKSPACE property)

The key code value for the Backspace key (8).

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5

Example

The following example creates a new listener object and defines a function for onKeyDown. The last line uses addListener() to register the listener with the Key object so that it can receive notification from the key down event.

var keyListener:Object = new Object();
keyListener.onKeyDown = function() {
    if (Key.isDown(Key.BACKSPACE)) {
    trace("you pressed the Backspace key.");
    } else {
    trace("you DIDN'T press the Backspace key.");
    }
};
Key.addListener(keyListener);

When you use this example, be sure to select Control > Disable Keyboard Shortcuts in the test environment.

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