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Flash / Flex / ActionScript » Development » KeyboardEvent 
Multilocation keys
 

package {
  import flash.display.*;
  import flash.events.*;
  import flash.ui.*;
  public class Main extends Sprite {
    public static const A_KEY:int 65;

    public function Main() {
      stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, keyDownListener);
    }

    private function keyDownListener (e:KeyboardEvent):void {
      if (e.keyCode == Keyboard.SHIFT) {
        if (e.keyLocation == KeyLocation.LEFT) {
          trace("The left Shift key was pressed");
        else if (e.keyLocation == KeyLocation.RIGHT) {
          trace("The right Shift key was pressed");
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

        
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6.Retrieving a pressed key's key code through KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN event
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