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**KEY(**//keycode//**)**

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| **KEY** | Specifies a "hot" key for the control |
| //keycode// | A Clarion Keycode or keycode equate label. |

The **KEY** attribute (PROP:KEY) specifies a "hot" key to immediately give focus to the control or execute the control's associated action.

The following controls receive focus: COMBO, CUSTOM, ENTRY, GROUP, LIST, OPTION, PROMPT, SPIN, TEXT.

The following controls both receive focus and immediately execute: BUTTON, CHECK, CUSTOM, RADIO, MENU, ITEM.

**Example:**

**MainWin APPLICATION('My Application'),SYSTEM,MAX,ICON('MyIcon.ICO'),STATUS **

**     MENUBAR**

**      MENU('&Edit'),USE(?EditMenu)**

**       ITEM('Cu&t'),USE(?CutText),KEY(CtrlX),STD(STD:Cut),DISABLE**

**       ITEM('&Copy'),USE(?CopyText),KEY(CtrlC),STD(STD:Copy),DISABLE**

**       ITEM('&Paste'),USE(?PasteText),KEY(CtrlV),STD(STD:Paste),DISABLE**

**      END**

**     END**

**     TOOLBAR**

**      COMBO(@S8),AT(120,120,20,20),USE(?C1),FROM(Q1:F2),KEY(F1Key)**

**      LIST,AT(120,0,20,20),USE(?L1),FROM(Que1),KEY(F2Key)**

**      SPIN(@N8.2),AT(280,0,20,20),USE(SpinVar1),FROM(Q),KEY(F3Key)**

**      TEXT,AT(20,0,40,40),USE(E2),KEY(F4Key)**

**      PROMPT('Enter &Data in E2:'),AT(10,200,20,20),USE(?P2),KEY(F5Key)**

**      ENTRY(@S8),AT(100,200,20,20),USE(E2),KEY(F6Key)**

**      BUTTON('&1'),AT(120,0,20,20),USE(?B7),KEY(F7Key)**

**      CHECK('&A'),AT(0,120,20,20),USE(?C7),KEY(F8Key)**

**      OPTION('Option'),USE(OptVar),KEY(F9Key)**

**       RADIO('Radio 1'),AT(120,0,20,20),USE(?R1),KEY(F10Key)**

**       RADIO('Radio 2'),AT(140,0,20,20),USE(?R2),KEY(F11Key)**

**      END**

**     END**

**    END**