key

key(code) -> is_pressed
key() -> is_any_pressed

Parameters

code : the key code to check (1..65), see the table below or type help keys in console.

Returns

pressed : a Boolean value which indicates whether or not the specified key is currently pressed.
is_any_pressed : If no keycode is specified, returns a Boolean value indicating if any key is pressed.

Keycodes:

Letters	Digits	Characters	Edits	Directions	Modifiers
01 = A	27 = 0	37 = MINUS	50 = RETURN	54 = PAGEUP	62 = CAPSLOCK
02 = B	28 = 1	38 = EQUALS	51 = BACKSPACE	55 = PAGEDOWN	63 = CTRL
03 = C	29 = 2	39 = LEFTBRACKET	52 = DELETE	56 = HOME	64 = SHIFT
04 = D	30 = 3	40 = RIGHTBRACKET	53 = INSERT	57 = END	65 = ALT
05 = E	31 = 4	41 = BACKSLASH		58 = UP
06 = F	32 = 5	42 = SEMICOLON		59 = DOWN
07 = G	33 = 6	43 = APOSTROPHE		60 = LEFT
08 = H	34 = 7	44 = GRAVE		61 = RIGHT
09 = I	35 = 8	45 = COMMA
10 = J	36 = 9	46 = PERIOD
11 = K		47 = SLASH
12 = L		48 = SPACE
13 = M		49 = TAB
14 = N
15 = O
16 = P
17 = Q
18 = R
19 = S
20 = T
21 = U
22 = V
23 = W
24 = X
25 = Y
26 = Z

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|  Tab   |  Q  |  W  |  E  |  R  |  T  |  Y  |  U  |  I  |  O  |  P  |  [  |  ]  |   \    |        |  Del  |  End  | PgDn |
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|  CapsLck  |  A  |  S  |  D  |  F  |  G  |  H  |  J  |  K  |  L  |  ;  |  '  |    Enter  |
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|  Shift       |  Z  |  X  |  C  |  V  |  B  |  N  |  M  |  ,  |  .  |  /  |       Shift  |                |   Up  |
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|  Ctrl  |  Alt  |                                                       |  Alt  |  Ctrl  |        |  Left |  Down | Rght |
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