How do I store keys pressed
- by Glycerine
I would like to store keys pressed when I listen out for the keyDown on the stage. I can add the listener fine, but I'm not getting the character I want out of the event to store it into a string.
This is what I have so far:
private var _addToString:String = "";
public function Hotwire()
{
this.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, keydownEventHandler);
}
private function keydownEventHandler(ev:KeyboardEvent):void
{
trace("Key pressed: " + ev.charCode );
addToString(ev.charCode);
}
private function addToString(value:uint):String
{
trace(_addToString);
return _addToString += String.fromCharCode(value);
}
Every key I press its returns '0'. How do I convert the chatCode to a real alphanumeric character I can read later?
Thanks in advance
