Determining the Character Associated with a Key

 

package {
  import flash.display.*;
  import flash.events.*;
  import flash.text.*;
  import flash.ui.*;

  public class Main extends Sprite {
    private var keyoutput:TextField = new TextField(  );
    public function Main() {
      keyoutput.text = "Press any key...";
      keyoutput.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
      keyoutput.border     = true;
      keyoutput.background = true;
      addChild(keyoutput);

      stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, keyDownListener);
    }

    private function keyDownListener (e:KeyboardEvent):void {
      keyoutput.text = "The key code for the key you pressed is: "
                       + e.keyCode + "\n";
      keyoutput.appendText("The character code for the key you pressed is: "
                           + e.charCode + "\n");
      keyoutput.appendText("The character for the key you pressed is: "
                           + String.fromCharCode(e.charCode));
    }
  }
}

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