Finding the difference between holding the key and pressing it repeatedly
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So far, Win32 has served my purpose just fine for making this game, but now I''m not sure how to figure out the difference between holding a key and pressing it rapidly. What I''ve been doing is just filling a 256 bool array in WinProc, then checking the array for whether a key is down or not.
Now, I want the player to be able to shoot rapidly by pressing the key real fast, and shoot at a steady speed by just holding it. I''m not sure how to do that with Win32. Before I go hacking away on this problem, does DirectInput have an easy way of catching the time between button presses?
if (KeyDown(SpaceKey)) {
if (space_keystate == 0) {
// shot wheneva key is hit!
space_keystate = 1;
lastshot = timer + 0.1f;
shoot();
} else {
if {timer > lastshot} {
// shoot every 0.1 sec, when key is held
lastshot = timer + 0.1f;
shoot();
}
}
} else {
space_keystate = 0;
}
something like that would work, could be something better out there, but hey! :D
Dun mes wit me!
if (space_keystate == 0) {
// shot wheneva key is hit!
space_keystate = 1;
lastshot = timer + 0.1f;
shoot();
} else {
if {timer > lastshot} {
// shoot every 0.1 sec, when key is held
lastshot = timer + 0.1f;
shoot();
}
}
} else {
space_keystate = 0;
}
something like that would work, could be something better out there, but hey! :D
Dun mes wit me!
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