Reference key code with Keyboard.ESCAPE
package {
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.text.*;
import flash.ui.Keyboard;
public class Main extends Sprite {
private var keyoutput:TextField;
public function Main() {
keyoutput = new TextField( );
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 {
if (e.keyCode == Keyboard.ESCAPE) {
trace("The Escape key was pressed");
}
}
}
}
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