Difference between revisions of "Getkey"
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Returns a boolean based upon whether a key or key combination as specified by the string str is depressed or not. The key-specifier string str can contain A-Z, 0-9, F1-F12 and ESC, BACK, TAB, ENTER, PAUSE, CAPSLOCK, SPACE, PGDN, PGUP, END, HOME, LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN, PRNSCR, INSERT, DELETE, NUMLOCK, SCROLLLOCK, CTRL, ALT, or SHIFT. | Returns a boolean based upon whether a key or key combination as specified by the string str is depressed or not. The key-specifier string str can contain A-Z, 0-9, F1-F12 and ESC, BACK, TAB, ENTER, PAUSE, CAPSLOCK, SPACE, PGDN, PGUP, END, HOME, LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN, PRNSCR, INSERT, DELETE, NUMLOCK, SCROLLLOCK, CTRL, ALT, or SHIFT. | ||
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| + | Warning: since getkey is based on [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms646293%28VS.85%29.aspx GetAsyncKeyState], this function will register a currently depressed key regardless of what application is in the foreground. | ||
Revision as of 17:25, 8 October 2010
local bpressed = getkey(str)
Returns a boolean based upon whether a key or key combination as specified by the string str is depressed or not. The key-specifier string str can contain A-Z, 0-9, F1-F12 and ESC, BACK, TAB, ENTER, PAUSE, CAPSLOCK, SPACE, PGDN, PGUP, END, HOME, LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN, PRNSCR, INSERT, DELETE, NUMLOCK, SCROLLLOCK, CTRL, ALT, or SHIFT.
Warning: since getkey is based on GetAsyncKeyState, this function will register a currently depressed key regardless of what application is in the foreground.
