# Key movement

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-movement/33778>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 23, 2003, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-movement/33778 "2003-10-23T15:20:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![macneilslt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@macneilslt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/macneilslt)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-movement/33778/1 "2003-10-23T15:20:46Z")

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i’m using AS like

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {  
if (key.isdown(key.LEFT)) {  
\_x-= speed;  
}

to move an object left, what would LEFT be replaced with, to make the letter ‘a’ move the object left?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-movement/33778/2 "2003-10-23T15:42:54Z")

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(“A”).charCodeAt(0)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-movement/33778/3 "2003-10-23T16:04:35Z")

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onClipEvent (enterFrame) {  
if (key.isdown(key.(“A”)charCodeAt(0)) {  
\_x-= speed;  
}

not right?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-movement/33778/4 "2003-10-23T16:26:43Z")

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no key.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-movement/33778/5 "2003-10-23T17:44:13Z")

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Another way is like this:

```auto

if(Key.isDown(Key.getCode("a")){
...
}

```

🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-movement/33778/6 "2003-10-23T19:49:52Z")

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thanks guys 🙂