love.keyboard.getScancodeFromKey
Available since LÖVE 0.9.2 |
This function is not supported in earlier versions. |
Gets the hardware scancode corresponding to the given key.
The location of a key is based on the keyboard's current language layout, whereas scancodes are the layout-independent representations of where the physical keys are.
For example, the key located where "q" is on a U.S. keyboard has the scancode "q". When using a U.S. keyboard layout it produces the key "q", but when using a French keyboard layout it produces the key "a".
Scancodes are useful for creating default controls that have the same physical locations on on all systems.
Function
Synopsis
scancode = love.keyboard.getScancodeFromKey( key )
Arguments
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KeyConstant key
- The key to get the scancode from.
Returns
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Scancode scancode
- The scancode corresponding to the given key, or "unknown" if the given key has no known physical representation on the current system.
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