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TheyCallMeTim13 at 00:51, 25 January 2018

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TheyCallMeTim13: moved keyDown to Lua:keyDown

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TheyCallMeTim13 at 13:24, 19 March 2017

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Dark Byte: Created page with ''''function''' keyDown(''key'') Sets the key to the down state. Toggling between down and up can be used to type strings. And holding down can also be used to drag stuff. (Like …'

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Created page with ''''function''' keyDown(''key'') Sets the key to the down state. Toggling between down and up can be used to type strings. And holding down can also be used to drag stuff. (Like …'

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'''function''' keyDown(''key'')

Sets the key to the down state. Toggling between down and up can be used to type strings. And holding down can also be used to drag stuff. (Like the left mouse button down)

===Function Parameters===
{|width="85%" cellpadding="10%" cellpadding="5%" cellspacing="0" border="0"
!align="left"|Parameter
!align="left"|Type
!style="width: 80%;background-color:white;" align="left"|Description
|-
|key
|[[Virtual-Key Code]]
|The keycode for the key to set down
|}

== See also ==
* [[keyUp]]
* [[Virtual-Key Code]]
* [[Lua]]

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 ===Examples===
-<pre>
+<syntaxhighlight lang="lua" line>
 -- Simulate pressing and holding the left control key
 keyDown(VK_LCONTROL)
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 -- Simulate pressing and holding the "A" key
 keyDown(VK_A)
-</pre>
+</syntaxhighlight>
 {{LuaSeeAlso}}
 {{KeyboardMouse}}

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 [[Category:Lua]]
-'''function''' keyDown(''Key'')
+{{CodeBox|'''function''' keyDown(''Key'')}}
 Causes the specified key to go into the "down" (pressed) state.
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 !align="left"|Parameter
 !align="left"|Type
-!style="width: 80%;background-color:white;" align="left"|Description
+!style="width: 60%;background-color:white;" align="left"|Description
 |-
 |Key
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 </pre>
-== See also ==
+{{LuaSeeAlso}}
-* [[keyUp]]
-* [[doKeyPress]]
+{{KeyboardMouse}}

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 {{LuaSeeAlso}}
 === Related Functions ===
-* [[keyUp]]
+* [[Lua:keyUp|keyUp]]

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		+	[[Category:Lua]]
	'''function''' keyDown(''key'')		'''function''' keyDown(''key'')

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 [[Category:Lua]]
-'''function''' keyDown(''key'')
+'''function''' keyDown(''Key'')
-Sets the key to the down state. Toggling between down and up can be used to type strings. And holding down can also be used to drag stuff. (Like the left mouse button down)
+Causes the specified key to go into the "down" (pressed) state.
 ===Function Parameters===
-{|width="85%" cellpadding="10%" cellpadding="5%" cellspacing="0" border="0"
+{|width="85%" cellpadding="10%" cellspacing="0" border="0"
 !align="left"|Parameter
 !align="left"|Type
 !style="width: 80%;background-color:white;" align="left"|Description
 |-
-|key
+|Key
-|[[Virtual-Key Code]]
+|Integer or [[Virtual-Key Code]]
-|The keycode for the key to set down
+|The virtual key code of the key to press down (e.g., <code>VK_F1</code>, <code>VK_SHIFT</code>).
 |}
-{{LuaSeeAlso}}
+-- Simulate pressing and holding the "A" key
 * [[Virtual-Key Code]]

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