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SCANKEY()
Queries scan code of keyboard input
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Syntax
SCANKEY([<lMode>]) --> nKeyValue
Warning! Augmented from CA-Clipper Tools. This is new optional
parameter.
Argument
<lMode> Designates whether or not to ignore the additional keys on
the European extended keyboard.
Returns
SCANKEY() returns the scan code for the key pressed.
Description
SCANKEY() returns an untranslated scan code for a key. This allows you
to differentiate between keys or key combinations that return the same
INKEY() value. SCANKEY() does not take the character out of the buffer.
The function waits for a keyboard input and returns the scan code which
corresponds. The third example shows how a returned value is converted
into something you can display, as in CTSCAN.CH by SCANKEY(). Although
it depends on the keyboard, the scan codes may differ from those listed
in CTSCAN.CH.
Note
. No key traps (including the CA-Clipper internal key traps),
are acknowledged.
Examples
. Return with input of Ctrl-W:
? INKEY() // 23
? SCANKEY() // 4375
? NUMLOW(SCANKEY()) // 23
? NUMHIGH(SCANKEY()) // 17
. When inputting Ctrl-End (numeric key pad), return:
? INKEY() // 23
? SCANKEY() // 29952
? NUMLOW(SCANKEY()) // 0
? NUMHIGH(SCANKEY()) // 117
. Reuse codes with other functions:
nCode := SCANKEY()
SETKXLAT(CHR(NUMLOW(nCode)) * CHR(NUMHIGH(nCode)), -1)
See Also:
NUMHIGH()
DSETKBIOS()
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