It is not a good idea to have the same code in two different places.
When either the button is clicked or the key is pressed we will call the same function
In this exercise we will allow the user to either use buttons or the keyboard to move the movie clip.
Add buttons to a layer above the blob and name them btnLeft, btnUp, btnRight, btnDown and btnRotate. (These buttons are in the buttons library under classic buttons, key buttons.)
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, doKeyDown);
btnLeft.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, doButtonClick);
btnRight.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, doButtonClick);
btnUp.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, doButtonClick);
btnDown.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, doButtonClick);
btnRotate.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, doButtonClick);
var amount:int=1;
function doButtonClick(e:MouseEvent):void {
if(e.shiftKey) amount=5;
else amount=1;
switch(e.target) {
case btnDown: moveDown(); break;
case btnUp: moveUp(); break;
case btnLeft: moveLeft(); break;
case btnRight: moveRight(); break;
case btnRotate: rotateBlob(); break;
} //switch
} //doButtonClick
function doKeyDown(e:KeyboardEvent):void {
var amount:int=1; //amount to move by
if(e.shiftKey) amount=5; //make it 5 if shift is down
switch(e.keyCode) {
case Keyboard.DOWN: moveDown(); break; //down arrow
case Keyboard.UP: moveUp(); break; //up arrow
case Keyboard.LEFT: moveLeft(); break; //left arrow
case Keyboard.RIGHT: moveRight(); break; //right arrow
case Keyboard.R: rotateBlob(); break;
} //switch
} //doKeyDown
function moveDown(): void { //move down if not at bottom
if(blob.y<stage.stageHeight-blob.height)
blob.y+=amount;
} //goDown
function moveUp(): void { //move down if not at bottom
if(blob.y>0)
blob.y-=amount;
} //goUp
function moveLeft(): void { //move down if not at bottom
if(blob.x>0)
blob.x-=amount;
} //goDown
function moveRight(): void { //move right if not off right
if(blob.x<stage.stageWidth)
blob.x+=amount;
} //moveRight
function rotateBlob(): void { //move right if not off right
if(amount==5) amount=-1;
blob.rotation+=amount;
} //moveRight
