# Simple Key Listener Problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-key-listener-problem/319742>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [March 3, 2011, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-key-listener-problem/319742 "2011-03-03T02:19:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![XWILKINX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/e480ec/32.png) [@XWILKINX](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/XWILKINX)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-key-listener-problem/319742/1 "2011-03-03T02:19:48Z")

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This simple code is not working properly:

```auto
keyListener = new Object();
keyListener.onKeyDown = function() {
    trace ("Message");
}
Key.addListener(keyListener);

```

The message is only output when some keys are pressed, such as W, D, Space, etc. I don’t know why…

Someone explain what is wrong?