Package tdl :: Module event :: Class KeyDown

Class KeyDown

object --+        
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     Event --+    
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      KeyEvent --+
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                KeyDown

Fired when the user presses a key on the keyboard or a key repeats.

Instance Methods

__init__(self, key, char, lalt, lctrl, ralt, rctrl, shift)
x.__init__(...) initializes x; see help(type(x)) for signature (Inherited from tdl.event.KeyEvent)

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__repr__(self)
List an events public attributes when printed. (Inherited from tdl.event.Event)

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Inherited from object: __delattr__, __format__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __setattr__, __sizeof__, __str__, __subclasshook__

Class Variables
	type = `'KEYDOWN'` String constant representing the type of event.

Instance Variables
boolean	alt True if alt was held down during this event. (Inherited from tdl.event.KeyEvent)
string	char A single character string of the letter or symbol pressed. (Inherited from tdl.event.KeyEvent)
boolean	control True if control was held down during this event. (Inherited from tdl.event.KeyEvent)
string	key Human readable names of the key pressed. (Inherited from tdl.event.KeyEvent)
	keychar Similar to key but returns a case sensitive letter or symbol instead of 'CHAR'. (Inherited from tdl.event.KeyEvent)
boolean	leftAlt (Inherited from tdl.event.KeyEvent)
boolean	leftCtrl (Inherited from tdl.event.KeyEvent)
boolean	rightAlt (Inherited from tdl.event.KeyEvent)
boolean	rightCtrl (Inherited from tdl.event.KeyEvent)
boolean	shift True if shift was held down during this event. (Inherited from tdl.event.KeyEvent)

Properties
Inherited from `object`: `__class__`