Packageflash.ui
Classpublic final class KeyLocation
InheritanceKeyLocation Inheritance Object

The KeyLocation class contains constants that indicate the location of a key pressed on the keyboard. The KeyLocation constants are used in the KeyboardEvent.keyLocation property.

See also
flash.events.KeyboardEvent.keyLocation

Public Constants
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  LEFT : uint = 1
[static] The key activated is in the left key location (there is more than one possible location for this key).
KeyLocation
  NUM_PAD : uint = 3
[static] The key activation originated on the numeric keypad or with a virtual key corresponding to the numeric keypad.
KeyLocation
  RIGHT : uint = 2
[static] The key activated is in the right key location (there is more than one possible location for this key).
KeyLocation
  STANDARD : uint = 0
[static] The key activation is not distinguished as the left or right version of the key, and did not originate on the numeric keypad (or did not originate with a virtual key corresponding to the numeric keypad).
KeyLocation
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Constant detail
LEFT constant
public static const LEFT:uint = 1

The key activated is in the left key location (there is more than one possible location for this key). Example: The left Shift key on a PC 101 Key US keyboard.
NUM_PAD constant
public static const NUM_PAD:uint = 3

The key activation originated on the numeric keypad or with a virtual key corresponding to the numeric keypad. Example: The 1 key on a PC 101 Key US keyboard located on the numeric pad.
RIGHT constant
public static const RIGHT:uint = 2

The key activated is in the right key location (there is more than one possible location for this key). Example: The right Shift key on a PC 101 Key US keyboard.
STANDARD constant
public static const STANDARD:uint = 0

The key activation is not distinguished as the left or right version of the key, and did not originate on the numeric keypad (or did not originate with a virtual key corresponding to the numeric keypad). Example: The Q key on a PC 101 Key US keyboard.



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