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Core2uu
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Posted: 10th May 2008 06:29
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dbKeyState is driving me nuts! Is there any function available in any library for C++ that resembles a release key function which I can use with DGDK? 'Cuz I am really fed up with KeyState...

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Lilith
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Posted: 10th May 2008 07:48
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While there are functions for reading the keyboard in C/C++ you'll find that they're designed to work in console mode rather than a windowed mode. I just tried a quick test of getch(), which returns a character typed at the keyboard. It should have waited until I pressed a key but it didn't.

So, I guess the answer is no.

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Core2uu
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Posted: 10th May 2008 08:15
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Quote: "So, I guess the answer is no"


Oh... Oh well... I found sort of a way around it... But why? WHY???

Quote: "I just tried a quick test of getch(), which returns a character typed at the keyboard. It should have waited until I pressed a key but it didn't.
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What do you mean by it didn't wait until you pressed a key? Does that function have mind-reading powers that detect what key you are about to press and goes ahead and displays it?

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Lilith
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Posted: 10th May 2008 08:27
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In a console program if you have code like

char ch;
ch = getch(); // sometimes getchar()

When the program gets to the second statement it pauses until you press a key and returns the character that was pressed. That would then be assigned to ch. Usually this input is done in a loop and the character would be added to a string or character buffer. Normally the loop would be designed to exit when you pressed the Enter key.

In my test program it didn't pause at the ch = getch(); statement. It did leave a value in ch but that might have been a random value from when the storage was allocated.

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Core2uu
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Posted: 10th May 2008 09:17
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Oh... OK... Anyways... Thanks for trying!

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jason p sage
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Posted: 10th May 2008 14:01 Edited at: 10th May 2008 22:34
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Try something like this...

Declaration...


example in your loop somewhere...



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Core2uu
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Posted: 10th May 2008 20:37
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Wonderful...

I haven't tried it yet but I see how the logic works ... Thanks a lot...

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jason p sage
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You're Welcome


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