# Sprite and keyboard

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sprite-and-keyboard/315527>\
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**Created:** [October 28, 2010, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sprite-and-keyboard/315527 "2010-10-28T07:08:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![jagguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@jagguy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jagguy)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sprite-and-keyboard/315527/1 "2010-10-28T07:08:40Z")

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**1) One problem**  
1)why cant I have a enter frame listener with a Sprite in AS3?

canvas1.addEventListener(Event.ENTER\_FRAME, checkNumber);//wrong wont work

addEventListener(Event.ENTER\_FRAME, checkNumber); //will work as I cant have a enter frame on a Sprite it seems