key (event)
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 Event key | |
| Fired when any key except Escape is pressed while the terminal is focused. | |
| Returned Object 1 | The numerical key value of the key pressed |
| Returned Object 2 | A boolean indicating whether the key event was generated while holding the key (true), rather than pressing it the first time (false). |
 Example | |
| Print each key pressed on the keyboard whenever a "key" event is fired. Use Ctrl+T (Windows) to terminate the loop. | |
| Code |
while true do local event, key, isHeld = os.pullEvent("key") write( keys.getName( key ) ) print( isHeld and " is being held." or " was pressed." ) end |
| Output | Any key that is pressed. |
Key scan codes
These scan codes are also available as constants in the keys API, and can be translated from numerical codes to strings using keys.getName.
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