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function printMessageFunction()
function printMessageFunction()
-- if the left or right control keys are pressed, the user has pressed the "control+p" combo
-- if the left or right control keys are pressed, the user has pressed the "control+p" combo
if getKeyState( "lctrl" ) == true or getKeyState( "rctrl" ) == true then
if getKeyState( "lctrl" ) == true or getKeyState( "p" ) == true then
outputChatBox ( "You have pressed 'control+p'." )
outputChatBox ( "You have pressed 'control+p'." )
-- if none of those were pressed, he just pressed the "p" key
-- if none of those were pressed, he just pressed the "p" key

Revision as of 19:18, 7 October 2016

This function determines if a certain key is pressed or not.

Note: 'ralt' may trigger both 'ralt' and 'lctrl', this is due to AltGr

Syntax

bool getKeyState ( string keyName )

Required Arguments

  • keyName: The name of the key you're checking state of. See Key names.

Returns

Returns true if the specified key is pressed, false if it isn't or if an invalid key name is passed.

Example

This clientside example prints a message when "p" is pressed, and a different one for the "control+p" combination.

-- define a function that outputs a message if control is pressed, and a different one if it isn't
function printMessageFunction()
	-- if the left or right control keys are pressed, the user has pressed the "control+p" combo
	if getKeyState( "lctrl" ) == true or getKeyState( "p" ) == true then
		outputChatBox ( "You have pressed 'control+p'." )
	-- if none of those were pressed, he just pressed the "p" key
	else
		outputChatBox ( "You have pressed 'p'." )
	end
end
-- bind the "p" key to our function
bindKey( "p", "down", "Print message", printMessageFunction )

See Also