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**KEYCHAR( )**

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The **KEYCHAR** procedure returns the ASCII value of the last key pressed at the time the event occurred.

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

**Example:**

<code>
ACCEPT                    !Wait for an event
  CASE KEYCHAR()          !Process the last keystroke
  OF VAL('A') TO VAL('Z') ! upper case?
     DO ProcessUpper
  OF VAL('a') TO VAL('z') ! lower case?
     DO ProcessLower
  END
END
</code>

**See Also:**

[[setkeychar  specify ascii code .htm|SETKEYCHAR]]

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

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

[[keycode_return_last_keycode_.htm|KEYCODE]]

[[select  select next control to process .htm|SELECT]]

[[val  return ascii value .htm|VAL]]

[[chr  return character from ascii .htm|CHR]]