event handler problems

Hi,

I'm having problems with a event handler that I'm trying to create.

I currently have 2 event handlers, one of which needs to only happen when Shift + a key is pressed. I currently have:

function keypressedHandler(event:KeyboardEvent):void {
     if ((event.shiftKey) + (event.keyCode == 81)) {
       //something would happen
     }
}

So my question is how can I get the shift function to work? It doesn't matter if it isn't shift but Alt or Ctrl would be the alternatives.

Any help would be great,

Thanks,

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Correct answer Manno_Bult-to3djt

You need the ampersand (&) instead of the plus sign to use the logical AND:

stage.addEventListener( KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, keypressedHandler )

function keypressedHandler(event:KeyboardEvent):void
{
    if ((event.shiftKey) && (event.keyCode == 65))
    {

        //something would happen
        trace( "shift and 65" )
    }
}

Inspiring

You need the ampersand (&) instead of the plus sign to use the logical AND:

stage.addEventListener( KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, keypressedHandler )

function keypressedHandler(event:KeyboardEvent):void
{
    if ((event.shiftKey) && (event.keyCode == 65))
    {

        //something would happen
        trace( "shift and 65" )
    }
}

Participating Frequently

Thanks for that. I really should have tried changing the ++ to &&!

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