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commandKeyDown

The commandKeyDown command provides a way of sending a Command-key event from a handler. It acts exactly as if you had pressed Command at the same time as the specified character.

HyperCard sends the commandKeyDown command to a field (if the insertion point is set) or to the current card when the user presses a Command-key combination. The value passed to the parameter variable char corresponds to the key pressed.

You can handle the commandKeyDown message as follows:

Note: commandKeyDown is not sent for characters typed using the type command.

Examples

Related Topics

• commandKey
• Commands sent automatically
• keyDown
• Where messages are sent initially

Placeholders

char

An expression that yields a single character.

For example:

statements

Any return-separated list of built-in commands, user-defined handlers, or keywords that are part of a message or function handler.