function Key

Emulate a press of a function key on a keyboard.

keyboard.functionKey(KeyboardFunctionKey.F1Key, KeyboardKeyEvent.Press)

The Arcade needs a connection to a computer or other host device with a USB cable in order to emulate keyboard actions. This function doesn’t work in the simulator.

Function keys are keys for user input to an application that isn’t text. These keys tell an application to do things like scroll or close the window.

Parameters

key: a keyboard function key. The key choices are in the key list of the block or part or the KeyboardFunctionKey enumeration.
event: the key press event to simulate. These are:
- press: simulate a function key press down and then release up
- down: simulate a function key press down
- up: simulate a function key release up

Example

Emulate pressing the page down key 4 times to scroll through a list of news articles.

keyboard.mediaKey(KeyboardMediaKey.WebSearch, KeyboardKeyEvent.Press)
keyboard.type("news")
pause(2000)
for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
    pause(4000)
    keyboard.functionKey(KeyboardFunctionKey.PageDown, KeyboardKeyEvent.Press)
}

function Key

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