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Event.keyCode

public KeyCode keyCode;

Description

The raw key code for keyboard events.

Used in EventType.KeyDown and EventType.KeyUp events; this returns KeyCode value that matches the physical keyboard key. Use this for handling cursor keys, function keys etc.

See Also: Event.character.

// Detects keys pressed and prints their keycode

using UnityEngine; using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour { void OnGUI() { Event e = Event.current; if (e.isKey) { Debug.Log("Detected key code: " + e.keyCode); } } }

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