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keyUpScript

Syntax

    the keyUpScript

Description

System property; specifies the Lingo that is executed when a key is released. The Lingo is written as a string, surrounded by quotation marks, and can be a simple statement or a calling script for a handler.

When a key is released and the `keyUpScript` property is defined, Lingo executes the instructions specified for the `keyUpScript` property first. Unless the instructions include the `pass` command so that the `keyUp` message can be passed on to other objects in the movie, no other `on keyUp` handlers are executed.

When the instructions you've specified for the`keyUpScript` property are no longer appropriate, turn them off by using the statement `set the keyUpScript to empty`.

Example

This statement sets `keyUpScript` to `if the key = RETURN then go the frame + 1`. When this statement is in effect, the movie always goes to the next frame whenever the user presses the Return key.

    the keyUpScript = "if the key = RETURN then go to the frame + 1"

Example

This statement sets `keyUpScript` to the custom handler myCustomHandler. A Lingo custom handler must be enclosed in quotation marks when used with the `keyUpScript` property.

    the keyUpScript = "myCustomHandler"

See also

`on keyUp`