ASCII And ANSI Escape Sequences (key-code)

Returns character sequences for any key pressed (ie sent from the terminal)

Description

key-code is a tool used for querying what byte sequence the terminal emulator

Usage

key-code -> <stdout>

<stdin> -> key-code -> <stdout>

Examples

Typical use case

» key-code
Press any key to print its escape constants...

…then press [f9] and key-code returns…

ANSI Constants:   {F9}
Byte Sequence:    %[27 91 50 48 126]
Contains Unicode: false

As a method

» tout str '{ESC}[20~' -> key-code
ANSI Constants:   {F9}
Byte Sequence:    %[27 91 50 48 126]
Contains Unicode: false

Detail

Redirection

If stdout is not a TTY then only the thing written is the ANSI Constant. This is so that it can be used as a variable. eg

key-code -> set $key

event onKeyPress close=$key {
    exit
}

See Also


This document was generated from builtins/events/onKeyPress/keycodes_doc.yaml.

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