# Handling onKeyUp when multiple keys are pressed

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/handling-onkeyup-when-multiple-keys-are-pressed/232106>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 11, 2007, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/handling-onkeyup-when-multiple-keys-are-pressed/232106 "2007-07-11T09:36:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![kernel\_flash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a87d85/32.png) [@kernel\_flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kernel_flash)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/handling-onkeyup-when-multiple-keys-are-pressed/232106/1 "2007-07-11T09:36:15Z")

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[http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs\_Parts&file=00001998.html#45911](http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Parts&file=00001998.html#45911)

\*Flash doesn’t seem to trigger onKeyUp very well when you are holding down multiple keys. For example, if you hold Q and W, then release Q, no event triggers until you release W.

It seems that an onKeyUp event will only trigger for the last pressed key, regardless of the state of the other keys.\*

Any take on this comment?