Packageflash.ui
Classpublic final class KeyboardType
InheritanceKeyboardType Inheritance Object

Language version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime version: AIR 2

The KeyboardType class is an enumeration class that provides values for different categories of physical computer or device keyboards.

Use the values defined by the KeyboardType class with the Keybooard.physicalKeyboardType property.

View the examples.

See also

Keyboard.physicalKeyboardType

Public Properties
 PropertyDefined by
 Inheritedconstructor : Object
A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.
Object
 Inheritedprototype : Object
[static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.
Object
Public Methods
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 Inherited
hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean
Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.
Object
 Inherited
isPrototypeOf(theClass:Object):Boolean
Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.
Object
 Inherited
propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean
Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.
Object
 Inherited
setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void
Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.
Object
 Inherited
toLocaleString():String
Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.
Object
 Inherited
toString():String
Returns the string representation of the specified object.
Object
 Inherited
valueOf():Object
Returns the primitive value of the specified object.
Object
Public Constants
 ConstantDefined by
  ALPHANUMERIC : String = "alphanumeric"
[static] A standard keyboard with a full set of numbers and letters.
KeyboardType
  KEYPAD : String = "keypad"
[static] A phone-style 12-button keypad.
KeyboardType
  NONE : String = "none"
[static] No physical keyboard is supported.
KeyboardType
Constant detail
ALPHANUMERICconstant
public static const ALPHANUMERIC:String = "alphanumeric"

Language version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime version: AIR 2

A standard keyboard with a full set of numbers and letters.

Most desktop computers and some mobile devices provide an alphanumeric keyboard.

KEYPADconstant 
public static const KEYPAD:String = "keypad"

Language version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime version: AIR 2

A phone-style 12-button keypad.

Many mobile devices provide a keypad, although some provide an alphanumeric keyboard.

NONEconstant 
public static const NONE:String = "none"

Language version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime version: AIR 2

No physical keyboard is supported.

Typically, a virtual keyboard is provided in the absence of a physical keyboard.

See also

flash.ui.Keyboard.hasVirtualKeyboard
Examples
examples\KeyboardType
The following example is a simple test that indicates the current state of the "Num Lock" and "Caps Lock" keys as well as the type of keybaord and touch screen type in the running environment. When testing this example, click the text field to see the property values: 
import flash.events.~~;
import flash.display.~~;
import flash.ui.Keyboard;
import flash.system.Capabilities;
import flash.text.TextField;


var keyboardInfoTxt:TextField = new TextField();
keyboardInfoTxt.x = 30;
keyboardInfoTxt.y = 50;
keyboardInfoTxt.width = 300;
keyboardInfoTxt.height = 100;
keyboardInfoTxt.border = true;

addChild(keyboardInfoTxt);

addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, getScreenKeyboardType);

function getScreenKeyboardType(e:MouseEvent):void{
    keyboardInfoTxt.text= "Caps Lock is : " + String(flash.ui.Keyboard.capsLock)+ "\n" + 
	"Num Lock is : " + String(flash.ui.Keyboard.numLock) +"\n" + 
	"Has Virtual Keyboard : " + String(flash.ui.Keyboard.hasVirtualKeyboard) + "\n" + 
	"Physical Keyboard Type : " + flash.ui.Keyboard.physicalKeyboardType + "\n" + 
	"flash.system.Capabilities.touchscreenType is : " + flash.system.Capabilities.touchscreenType;
}



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