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Name	KeyDown
Arguments (in table)	Key key
Return option	None

Description

Fired when a key is pressed down. If the key is held down, it repeats.

Examples

Foo = function(args)
	local message = "Key pressed: "..args.key
	Chat:Print(message, Color(255, 255, 255))
end

Events:Subscribe("KeyDown", Foo)

Detecting for specific keys

Foo = function(args)
	if args.key == VirtualKey.F7 then
		Chat:Print("You pressed the F7 key" , Color(255, 255, 255))
	end
end
 
Events:Subscribe("KeyDown", Foo)

Key does not list all characters. For letters/numbers, you can use the the functions string.byte or string.char instead.

Foo = function(args)
	if args.key == string.byte("M") then
		Chat:Print("You pressed the M key" , Color(255, 255, 255))
	end
end

Events:Subscribe("KeyDown", Foo)

Foo = function(args)
	if string.char(args.key) == "M" then
		Chat:Print("You pressed the M key" , Color(255, 255, 255))
	end
end
 
Events:Subscribe("KeyDown", Foo)