| Package | flash.ui |
| Class | public final class KeyboardType |
| Inheritance | KeyboardType  Object |
| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2 |
Use the values defined by the KeyboardType class with the Keybooard.physicalKeyboardType
property.
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| Constant | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHANUMERIC : String = "alphanumeric" [static]
A standard keyboard with a full set of numbers and letters. | KeyboardType | ||
| KEYPAD : String = "keypad" [static]
A phone-style 12-button keypad. | KeyboardType | ||
| NONE : String = "none" [static]
No physical keyboard is supported. | KeyboardType | ||
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ALPHANUMERIC | Constant |
public static const ALPHANUMERIC:String = "alphanumeric"| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2 |
A standard keyboard with a full set of numbers and letters.
Most desktop computers and some mobile devices provide an alphanumeric keyboard.
KEYPAD | Constant |
public static const KEYPAD:String = "keypad"| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2 |
A phone-style 12-button keypad.
Many mobile devices provide a keypad, although some provide an alphanumeric keyboard.
NONE | Constant |
public static const NONE:String = "none"| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2 |
No physical keyboard is supported.
Typically, a virtual keyboard is provided in the absence of a physical keyboard.
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KeyboardType.as
The following example is a simple test that indicates the current state of the "Num Lock" and "Caps Lock" keys
as well as the type of keybaord and touch screen type in the running environment. When testing this example, click the
text field to see the property values:
import flash.events.*;
import flash.display.*;
import flash.ui.Keyboard;
import flash.system.Capabilities;
import flash.text.TextField;
var keyboardInfoTxt:TextField = new TextField();
keyboardInfoTxt.x = 30;
keyboardInfoTxt.y = 50;
keyboardInfoTxt.width = 300;
keyboardInfoTxt.height = 100;
keyboardInfoTxt.border = true;
addChild(keyboardInfoTxt);
addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, getScreenKeyboardType);
function getScreenKeyboardType(e:MouseEvent):void{
keyboardInfoTxt.text= "Caps Lock is : " + String(flash.ui.Keyboard.capsLock)+ "\n" +
"Num Lock is : " + String(flash.ui.Keyboard.numLock) +"\n" +
"Has Virtual Keyboard : " + String(flash.ui.Keyboard.hasVirtualKeyboard) + "\n" +
"Physical Keyboard Type : " + flash.ui.Keyboard.physicalKeyboardType + "\n" +
"flash.system.Capabilities.touchscreenType is : " + flash.system.Capabilities.touchscreenType;
}
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