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keyUpScript

Syntax

the keyUpScript

Description

System property; specifies the Lingo that is executed when a key is released. The Lingo is written as a string, surrounded by quotation marks, and can be a simple statement or a calling script for a handler.

When a key is released and the keyUpScript property is defined, Lingo executes the instructions specified for the keyUpScript property first. Unless the instructions include the pass command so that the keyUp message can be passed on to other objects in the movie, no other on keyUp handlers are executed.

When the instructions you've specified for the keyUpScript property are no longer appropriate, turn them off by using the statement set the keyUpScript to empty.

Example

This statement sets keyUpScript to if the key = RETURN then go the frame + 1. When this statement is in effect, the movie always goes to the next frame whenever the user presses the Return key.

the keyUpScript = "if the key = RETURN then go to the frame + 1"

Example

This statement sets keyUpScript to the custom handler myCustomHandler. A Lingo custom handler must be enclosed in quotation marks when used with the keyUpScript property.

the keyUpScript = "myCustomHandler"

See also

on keyUp