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

ESCAPE (Key.ESCAPE property)

The key code value for the Escape key (27).

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5

Example

The following example sets a timer. When you press Escape, the Output panel displays information that includes how long it took you to press the key.

var keyListener:Object = new Object();
keyListener.onKeyDown = function() {
    if (Key.isDown(Key.ESCAPE)) {
    // Get the current timer, convert the value to seconds and round it to two decimal places.
    var timer:Number = Math.round(getTimer()/10)/100;
    trace("you pressed the Esc key: "+getTimer()+" ms ("+timer+" s)");
    }
};
Key.addListener(keyListener);

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

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