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7.6

<viz:key>.isDown

This command is used to determine if a key is currently down

<viz:key>.isDown(  
key # which key to check
immediate = False  
)  
key
This can be either an ascii character or a Vizard special key such as viz.KEY_UP
immediate = False
If True, Vizard will immediately query the keyboard instead of using the cached value.

Remarks

Use this command at any time to see if a key is down.

Return Value

1 if the key is down, 0 if it is not

Example

if viz.key.isDown('a'):
    print('"a" key is down')
if viz.key.isDown(viz.KEY_UP):
    print('Up Arrow is down')

See also

<viz:key>.allDown
<viz:key>.anyDown
<viz>.callback