Event Keycodes
In order to see if the user pressed a key, you'll need to use the correct keycodes for it. In cave, you can do this by passing the event type (from cave.event) or by the key name as a string. See cave.Events for more details.
In this page you'll find every key name.
Mouse Events
| Event Type | Event Name as String | Key |
|---|---|---|
cave.event.MOUSE_LEFT |
"MOUSE_LEFT" |
Mouse Left |
cave.event.MOUSE_MIDDLE |
"MOUSE_MIDDLE" |
Mouse Middle |
cave.event.MOUSE_RIGHT |
"MOUSE_RIGHT" |
Mouse Right |
Keyboard Events
| Event Type | Event Name as String | Key |
|---|---|---|
| cave.event.KEY_0 | "0" |
0 |
| cave.event.KEY_1 | "1" |
1 |
| cave.event.KEY_2 | "2" |
2 |
| cave.event.KEY_3 | "3" |
3 |
| cave.event.KEY_4 | "4" |
4 |
| cave.event.KEY_5 | "5" |
5 |
| cave.event.KEY_6 | "6" |
6 |
| cave.event.KEY_7 | "7" |
7 |
| cave.event.KEY_8 | "8" |
8 |
| cave.event.KEY_9 | "9" |
9 |
| cave.event.KEY_A | "A" |
A |
| cave.event.KEY_AC_BACK | "AC_BACK" |
Ac Back |
| cave.event.KEY_AC_BOOKMARKS | "AC_BOOKMARKS" |
Ac Bookmarks |
| cave.event.KEY_AC_FORWARD | "AC_FORWARD" |
Ac Forward |
| cave.event.KEY_AC_HOME | "AC_HOME" |
Ac Home |
| cave.event.KEY_AC_REFRESH | "AC_REFRESH" |
Ac Refresh |
| cave.event.KEY_AC_SEARCH | "AC_SEARCH" |
Ac Search |
| cave.event.KEY_AC_STOP | "AC_STOP" |
Ac Stop |
| cave.event.KEY_AGAIN | "AGAIN" |
Again |
| cave.event.KEY_ALTERASE | "ALTERASE" |
Alterase |
| cave.event.KEY_AMPERSAND | "AMPERSAND" |
Ampersand |
| cave.event.KEY_APPLICATION | "APPLICATION" |
Application |
| cave.event.KEY_ASTERISK | "ASTERISK" |
Asterisk |
| cave.event.KEY_AT | "AT" |
At |
| cave.event.KEY_AUDIOMUTE | "AUDIOMUTE" |
Audiomute |
| cave.event.KEY_AUDIONEXT | "AUDIONEXT" |
Audionext |
| cave.event.KEY_AUDIOPLAY | "AUDIOPLAY" |
Audioplay |
| cave.event.KEY_AUDIOPREV | "AUDIOPREV" |
Audioprev |
| cave.event.KEY_AUDIOSTOP | "AUDIOSTOP" |
Audiostop |
| cave.event.KEY_B | "B" |
B |
| cave.event.KEY_BACKQUOTE | "BACKQUOTE" |
Backquote |
| cave.event.KEY_BACKSLASH | "BACKSLASH" |
Backslash |
| cave.event.KEY_BACKSPACE | "BACKSPACE" |
Backspace |
| cave.event.KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN | "BRIGHTNESSDOWN" |
Brightnessdown |
| cave.event.KEY_BRIGHTNESSUP | "BRIGHTNESSUP" |
Brightnessup |
| cave.event.KEY_C | "C" |
C |
| cave.event.KEY_CALCULATOR | "CALCULATOR" |
Calculator |
| cave.event.KEY_CANCEL | "CANCEL" |
Cancel |
| cave.event.KEY_CAPSLOCK | "CAPSLOCK" |
Capslock |
| cave.event.KEY_CARET | "CARET" |
Caret |
| cave.event.KEY_CLEAR | "CLEAR" |
Clear |
| cave.event.KEY_CLEARAGAIN | "CLEARAGAIN" |
Clearagain |
| cave.event.KEY_COLON | "COLON" |
Colon |
| cave.event.KEY_COMMA | "COMMA" |
Comma |
| cave.event.KEY_COMPUTER | "COMPUTER" |
Computer |
| cave.event.KEY_COPY | "COPY" |
Copy |
| cave.event.KEY_CRSEL | "CRSEL" |
Crsel |
| cave.event.KEY_CURRENCYSUBUNIT | "CURRENCYSUBUNIT" |
Currencysubunit |
| cave.event.KEY_CURRENCYUNIT | "CURRENCYUNIT" |
Currencyunit |
| cave.event.KEY_CUT | "CUT" |
Cut |
| cave.event.KEY_D | "D" |
D |
| cave.event.KEY_DECIMALSEPARATOR | "DECIMALSEPARATOR" |
Decimalseparator |
| cave.event.KEY_DELETE | "DELETE" |
Delete |
| cave.event.KEY_DISPLAYSWITCH | "DISPLAYSWITCH" |
Displayswitch |
| cave.event.KEY_DOLLAR | "DOLLAR" |
Dollar |
| cave.event.KEY_DOWN | "DOWN" |
Down |
| cave.event.KEY_E | "E" |
E |
| cave.event.KEY_EJECT | "EJECT" |
Eject |
| cave.event.KEY_END | "END" |
End |
| cave.event.KEY_EQUALS | "EQUALS" |
Equals |
| cave.event.KEY_ESCAPE | "ESCAPE" |
Escape |
| cave.event.KEY_EXCLAIM | "EXCLAIM" |
Exclaim |
| cave.event.KEY_EXECUTE_ | "EXECUTE_" |
Execute |
| cave.event.KEY_EXSEL | "EXSEL" |
Exsel |
| cave.event.KEY_F | "F" |
F |
| cave.event.KEY_F1 | "F1" |
F1 |
| cave.event.KEY_F10 | "F10" |
F10 |
| cave.event.KEY_F11 | "F11" |
F11 |
| cave.event.KEY_F12 | "F12" |
F12 |
| cave.event.KEY_F13 | "F13" |
F13 |
| cave.event.KEY_F14 | "F14" |
F14 |
| cave.event.KEY_F15 | "F15" |
F15 |
| cave.event.KEY_F16 | "F16" |
F16 |
| cave.event.KEY_F17 | "F17" |
F17 |
| cave.event.KEY_F18 | "F18" |
F18 |
| cave.event.KEY_F19 | "F19" |
F19 |
| cave.event.KEY_F2 | "F2" |
F2 |
| cave.event.KEY_F20 | "F20" |
F20 |
| cave.event.KEY_F21 | "F21" |
F21 |
| cave.event.KEY_F22 | "F22" |
F22 |
| cave.event.KEY_F23 | "F23" |
F23 |
| cave.event.KEY_F24 | "F24" |
F24 |
| cave.event.KEY_F3 | "F3" |
F3 |
| cave.event.KEY_F4 | "F4" |
F4 |
| cave.event.KEY_F5 | "F5" |
F5 |
| cave.event.KEY_F6 | "F6" |
F6 |
| cave.event.KEY_F7 | "F7" |
F7 |
| cave.event.KEY_F8 | "F8" |
F8 |
| cave.event.KEY_F9 | "F9" |
F9 |
| cave.event.KEY_FIND | "FIND" |
Find |
| cave.event.KEY_G | "G" |
G |
| cave.event.KEY_GREATER | "GREATER" |
Greater |
| cave.event.KEY_H | "H" |
H |
| cave.event.KEY_HASH | "HASH" |
Hash |
| cave.event.KEY_HELP | "HELP" |
Help |
| cave.event.KEY_HOME | "HOME" |
Home |
| cave.event.KEY_I | "I" |
I |
| cave.event.KEY_INSERT | "INSERT" |
Insert |
| cave.event.KEY_J | "J" |
J |
| cave.event.KEY_K | "K" |
K |
| cave.event.KEY_KBDILLUMDOWN | "KBDILLUMDOWN" |
Kbdillumdown |
| cave.event.KEY_KBDILLUMTOGGLE | "KBDILLUMTOGGLE" |
Kbdillumtoggle |
| cave.event.KEY_KBDILLUMUP | "KBDILLUMUP" |
Kbdillumup |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_0 | "KP_0" |
Kp 0 |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_00 | "KP_00" |
Kp 00 |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_000 | "KP_000" |
Kp 000 |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_1 | "KP_1" |
Kp 1 |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_2 | "KP_2" |
Kp 2 |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_3 | "KP_3" |
Kp 3 |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_4 | "KP_4" |
Kp 4 |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_5 | "KP_5" |
Kp 5 |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_6 | "KP_6" |
Kp 6 |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_7 | "KP_7" |
Kp 7 |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_8 | "KP_8" |
Kp 8 |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_9 | "KP_9" |
Kp 9 |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_A | "KP_A" |
Kp A |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_AMPERSAND | "KP_AMPERSAND" |
Kp Ampersand |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_AT | "KP_AT" |
Kp At |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_B | "KP_B" |
Kp B |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_BACKSPACE | "KP_BACKSPACE" |
Kp Backspace |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_BINARY | "KP_BINARY" |
Kp Binary |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_C | "KP_C" |
Kp C |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_CLEAR | "KP_CLEAR" |
Kp Clear |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_CLEARENTRY | "KP_CLEARENTRY" |
Kp Clearentry |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_COLON | "KP_COLON" |
Kp Colon |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_COMMA | "KP_COMMA" |
Kp Comma |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_D | "KP_D" |
Kp D |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_DBLAMPERSAND | "KP_DBLAMPERSAND" |
Kp Dblampersand |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_DBLVERTICALBAR | "KP_DBLVERTICALBAR" |
Kp Dblverticalbar |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_DECIMAL | "KP_DECIMAL" |
Kp Decimal |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_DIVIDE | "KP_DIVIDE" |
Kp Divide |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_E | "KP_E" |
Kp E |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_ENTER | "KP_ENTER" |
Kp Enter |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_EQUALS | "KP_EQUALS" |
Kp Equals |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_EQUALSAS400 | "KP_EQUALSAS400" |
Kp Equalsas400 |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_EXCLAM | "KP_EXCLAM" |
Kp Exclam |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_F | "KP_F" |
Kp F |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_GREATER | "KP_GREATER" |
Kp Greater |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_HASH | "KP_HASH" |
Kp Hash |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_HEXADECIMAL | "KP_HEXADECIMAL" |
Kp Hexadecimal |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_LEFTBRACE | "KP_LEFTBRACE" |
Kp Leftbrace |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_LEFTPAREN | "KP_LEFTPAREN" |
Kp Leftparen |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_LESS | "KP_LESS" |
Kp Less |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_MEMADD | "KP_MEMADD" |
Kp Memadd |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_MEMCLEAR | "KP_MEMCLEAR" |
Kp Memclear |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_MEMDIVIDE | "KP_MEMDIVIDE" |
Kp Memdivide |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_MEMMULTIPLY | "KP_MEMMULTIPLY" |
Kp Memmultiply |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_MEMRECALL | "KP_MEMRECALL" |
Kp Memrecall |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_MEMSTORE | "KP_MEMSTORE" |
Kp Memstore |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_MEMSUBTRACT | "KP_MEMSUBTRACT" |
Kp Memsubtract |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_MINUS | "KP_MINUS" |
Kp Minus |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_MULTIPLY | "KP_MULTIPLY" |
Kp Multiply |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_OCTAL | "KP_OCTAL" |
Kp Octal |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_PERCENT | "KP_PERCENT" |
Kp Percent |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_PERIOD | "KP_PERIOD" |
Kp Period |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_PLUS | "KP_PLUS" |
Kp Plus |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_PLUSMINUS | "KP_PLUSMINUS" |
Kp Plusminus |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_POWER | "KP_POWER" |
Kp Power |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_RIGHTBRACE | "KP_RIGHTBRACE" |
Kp Rightbrace |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_RIGHTPAREN | "KP_RIGHTPAREN" |
Kp Rightparen |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_SPACE | "KP_SPACE" |
Kp Space |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_TAB | "KP_TAB" |
Kp Tab |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_VERTICALBAR | "KP_VERTICALBAR" |
Kp Verticalbar |
| cave.event.KEY_KP_XOR | "KP_XOR" |
Kp Xor |
| cave.event.KEY_L | "L" |
L |
| cave.event.KEY_LALT | "LALT" |
Lalt |
| cave.event.KEY_LCTRL | "LCTRL" |
Lctrl |
| cave.event.KEY_LEFT | "LEFT" |
Left |
| cave.event.KEY_LEFTBRACKET | "LEFTBRACKET" |
Leftbracket |
| cave.event.KEY_LEFTPAREN | "LEFTPAREN" |
Leftparen |
| cave.event.KEY_LESS | "LESS" |
Less |
| cave.event.KEY_LGUI | "LGUI" |
Lgui |
| cave.event.KEY_LSHIFT | "LSHIFT" |
Lshift |
| cave.event.KEY_M | "M" |
M |
| cave.event.KEY_MAIL | "MAIL" |
|
| cave.event.KEY_MEDIASELECT | "MEDIASELECT" |
Mediaselect |
| cave.event.KEY_MENU | "MENU" |
Menu |
| cave.event.KEY_MINUS | "MINUS" |
Minus |
| cave.event.KEY_MODE | "MODE" |
Mode |
| cave.event.KEY_MUTE | "MUTE" |
Mute |
| cave.event.KEY_N | "N" |
N |
| cave.event.KEY_NUMLOCKCLEAR | "NUMLOCKCLEAR" |
Numlockclear |
| cave.event.KEY_O | "O" |
O |
| cave.event.KEY_OPER | "OPER" |
Oper |
| cave.event.KEY_OUT | "OUT" |
Out |
| cave.event.KEY_P | "P" |
P |
| cave.event.KEY_PAGEDOWN | "PAGEDOWN" |
Pagedown |
| cave.event.KEY_PAGEUP | "PAGEUP" |
Pageup |
| cave.event.KEY_PASTE | "PASTE" |
Paste |
| cave.event.KEY_PAUSE | "PAUSE" |
Pause |
| cave.event.KEY_PERCENT | "PERCENT" |
Percent |
| cave.event.KEY_PERIOD | "PERIOD" |
Period |
| cave.event.KEY_PLUS | "PLUS" |
Plus |
| cave.event.KEY_POWER | "POWER" |
Power |
| cave.event.KEY_PRINTSCREEN | "PRINTSCREEN" |
Printscreen |
| cave.event.KEY_PRIOR | "PRIOR" |
Prior |
| cave.event.KEY_Q | "Q" |
Q |
| cave.event.KEY_QUESTION | "QUESTION" |
Question |
| cave.event.KEY_QUOTE | "QUOTE" |
Quote |
| cave.event.KEY_QUOTEDBL | "QUOTEDBL" |
Quotedbl |
| cave.event.KEY_R | "R" |
R |
| cave.event.KEY_RALT | "RALT" |
Ralt |
| cave.event.KEY_RCTRL | "RCTRL" |
Rctrl |
| cave.event.KEY_RETURN | "RETURN" |
Return |
| cave.event.KEY_RETURN2 | "RETURN2" |
Return2 |
| cave.event.KEY_RGUI | "RGUI" |
Rgui |
| cave.event.KEY_RIGHT | "RIGHT" |
Right |
| cave.event.KEY_RIGHTBRACKET | "RIGHTBRACKET" |
Rightbracket |
| cave.event.KEY_RIGHTPAREN | "RIGHTPAREN" |
Rightparen |
| cave.event.KEY_RSHIFT | "RSHIFT" |
Rshift |
| cave.event.KEY_S | "S" |
S |
| cave.event.KEY_SCROLLLOCK | "SCROLLLOCK" |
Scrolllock |
| cave.event.KEY_SELECT | "SELECT" |
Select |
| cave.event.KEY_SEMICOLON | "SEMICOLON" |
Semicolon |
| cave.event.KEY_SEPARATOR | "SEPARATOR" |
Separator |
| cave.event.KEY_SIZE | "SIZE" |
Size |
| cave.event.KEY_SLASH | "SLASH" |
Slash |
| cave.event.KEY_SLEEP | "SLEEP" |
Sleep |
| cave.event.KEY_SPACE | "SPACE" |
Space |
| cave.event.KEY_STOP | "STOP" |
Stop |
| cave.event.KEY_SYSREQ | "SYSREQ" |
Sysreq |
| cave.event.KEY_T | "T" |
T |
| cave.event.KEY_TAB | "TAB" |
Tab |
| cave.event.KEY_THOUSANDSSEPARATOR | "THOUSANDSSEPARATOR" |
Thousandsseparator |
| cave.event.KEY_U | "U" |
U |
| cave.event.KEY_UNDO | "UNDO" |
Undo |
| cave.event.KEY_UNKNOWN | "UNKNOWN" |
Unknown |
| cave.event.KEY_UP | "UP" |
Up |
| cave.event.KEY_V | "V" |
V |
| cave.event.KEY_VOLUMEDOWN | "VOLUMEDOWN" |
Volumedown |
| cave.event.KEY_VOLUMEUP | "VOLUMEUP" |
Volumeup |
| cave.event.KEY_W | "W" |
W |
| cave.event.KEY_WWW | "WWW" |
Www |
| cave.event.KEY_X | "X" |
X |
| cave.event.KEY_Y | "Y" |
Y |
| cave.event.KEY_Z | "Z" |
Z |