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**KEYBOARD( )**

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The **KEYBOARD** procedure returns the keycode of the first keystroke in the keyboard buffer. It is used to determine if there are keystrokes waiting to be processed by an ASK or ACCEPT statement.

| **Return Data Type:** | UNSIGNED |

**Example:**

**LOOP UNTIL KEYBOARD()                    !Wait for any key**

** ASK**

** IF KEYCODE() = EscKey THEN BREAK END    !On esc key, break the loop**

**END**

**See Also:**

[[ask  get one keystroke .htm|ASK]]

[[accept  the event processor .htm|ACCEPT]]

[[keycode  return last keycode .htm|KEYCODE]]

[[clarion keycodes.htm|Keycode Equate Labels]]