get-key-code

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`get-key-code`

Gets the virtual key code for the key event. The virtual key code is either a character or a special key symbol, one of the following:

'start
'cancel
'clear
'shift
'control
'menu
'pause
'capital
'prior
'next
'end
'home
'left
'up
'right
'down
'select
'print
'execute
'snapshot
'insert
'help
'numpad0
'numpad1
'numpad2
'numpad3
'numpad4
'numpad5
'numpad6
'numpad7
'numpad8
'numpad9
'multiply
'add
'separator
'subtract
'decimal
'divide
'f1
'f2
'f3
'f4
'f5
'f6
'f7
'f8
'f9
'f10
'f11
'f12
'f13
'f14
'f15
'f16
'f17
'f18
'f19
'f20
'f21
'f22
'f23
'f24
'numlock
'scroll

The special key symbols attempt to capture useful keys that have no standard ASCII representation. A few keys have standard reprsentations that are not obvious:

#\space -- the space bar
#\return -- the Enter or Return key (on all platforms), but not necessarily the Enter key near the numpad (which is reported as 'numpad-enter if the platform distinguishes the two Enter keys)
#\tab -- the tab key
#\backspace -- the backspace key
#\delete -- the delete key

If a suitable special key symbol or ASCII representation is not available, #\nul (the null character) is reported.

(send a-key-event get-key-code) -> character or symbol

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