# Key.getAscii()

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-getascii/82038>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [March 7, 2005, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-getascii/82038 "2005-03-07T07:39:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![meisme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@meisme](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/meisme)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-getascii/82038/1 "2005-03-07T07:39:28Z")

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watchKeyBoard = [color=#000087]new[/color] [color=#000087]Object/color;watchKeyBoard.[color=#000087]onKeyDown[/color] = [color=#000087]function/color { [color=#000087]trace[/color]("[color=blue]a key is pressed. the key that is pressed is [/color]"+[color=#000087]Key[/color].[color=#000087]getAscii/color);};[color=#000087]Key[/color].[color=#000087]addListener/color; I try to trace the valye of getAscii. But the trace result returns 0, no matter which key i press on the keyboard.Anyone know why? How can i get the Ascii code ? Thanks~