Umm... you've got
public void myKeyDown
when it should be:
public function myKeyDown...
and make sure you have
<mx:DataGrid ... keyDown="myKeyDown(event)"
Adam
----- Original Message -----
From: jmorpher03
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 9:11 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: ctrl key with a combination - doesnt seem to work
Does anyone know how the the CTRL + <key combination> work ? Is this a
Flex bug ? The Flex sample code in the help docs talks about this, but
it doesn't seem to work. Whats wrong ???
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "jmorpher03" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to trap the ctrl key along with a combination of any other
> alphanumeric key by using the following code on a DataGrid control:
>
> public void myKeyDown(event:KeyBoardEvent):void {
> if ( event.ctrlKey && event.keyCode == 67 ) // for 'C'
> {
> // copy selected row
> }
> }
>
> This does not seem to work. Nor is any other key combination detected
> when we use the ctrl key.
>
> Isnt this the way to handle keyboard events ? Is there any other
> explicit way to handle it ?
>
> Regards,
> Asgar.
>
