# Keyboard input

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keyboard-input/283738>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [March 10, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keyboard-input/283738 "2009-03-10T16:08:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![autumnmedia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@autumnmedia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/autumnmedia)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keyboard-input/283738/1 "2009-03-10T16:08:44Z")

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hi,  
this is my current code

```auto
if(String.fromCharCode(e.keyCode) == 'R') {

```

what i need is where the R is to pass in a var

i tried

```auto
if(String.fromCharCode(e.keyCode) == (words[letterDrop])) {

```

where letterDrop is a number

any ideas