[SOLVED] How to detect if key was pressed in certain time frame

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hello so i want to find a way to detect if a key is pressed in a certain time frame ex: if i press space then if i press W in the following lets say 5 seconds something will happen. maybe i could do this with timers but m not sure how

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if(this.app.keyboard.wasPressed(pc.KEY_W) && this.app.keyboard.waspressed(pc.KEY_SPACE)){
   setTimeout(function(){
       alert("you waited 5 seconds which is 5000 milliseconds");
   }.bind(this),5000);
}
3

ok so then do i just add my other part after bind or what

4

ok so im not sure how this works exactly but do you have it so if w and space are pressed at the same time it sets a timer right if that is the case tthis wont work becuase i need it to check after youve pressed one key then if you press the other key in the time it sets if it is the way i just said then this should work

5

if you were to add your other part after the function it would play before the wait

6

ok so before the bind then

7

this will detect if a key is pressed after the other key though right not the same time

8

well then just put the if statement inside the function.

9

ok but you didnt answer my question this will check if a key is pressed after another key right?!

10

yep if you do it like this :slight_smile::

if(this.app.keyboard.isPressed(pc.KEY_W)){
    setTimeout(function(){
       if(this.app.keyboard.isPressed(pc.KEY_SPACE)){
           // do whatever here
       }
    }.bind(this),5000);
}
11

ok thanks dude

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12

np

13

so i tried this and it didnt work not sure why though
if (this.app.keyboard.isPressed(pc.KEY_DOWN) && this.app.keyboard.isPressed(pc.KEY_LEFT)) {
this.entity.rigidbody.applyForce(-135, 0, 0);
}
if(this.app.keyboard.isPressed(pc.KEY_W)){
setTimeout(function(){
if(this.app.keyboard.isPressed(pc.KEY_SPACE)){
this.entity.rigidbody.applyForce(-135, 0, 0);
}
}.bind(this),5000);
}

};

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, if (this.app.keyboard.isPressed(pc.KEY_DOWN) && this.app.keyboard.isPressed(pc.KEY_LEFT)) {
this.entity.rigidbody.applyForce(-135, 0, 0);
}
if(this.app.keyboard.isPressed(pc.KEY_W)){
setTimeout(function(){
if(this.app.keyboard.isPressed(pc.KEY_SPACE)){
this.entity.rigidbody.applyForce(-135, 0, 0);
}
}.bind(this),5000);
}

};

15

it wont let me put the code but you get the idea

16

try if(this.app.keyboard.wasPressed(pc.KEY_W)).

17

i did

18

works fine for me.

19

wierd ill try again

20

here send me a link to wherever your testing this