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How to make a user input loop?
How would I make the script print "Hello World!" as long as the space bar is held down? Should I use ContextActionService or UserInputService? Does that even affect it? Here's what I have so far:
function onKeyPress(actionName, userInputState, inputObject)
while userInputState == Enum.UserInputState.Begin do
wait()
print("Hello World!")
end
end
game.ContextActionService:BindAction("keyPress", onKeyPress, false, Enum.KeyCode.Space)
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How does not processed not work? http://wiki.roblox.com/index.php?title=API:Class/UserInputService/InputBegan There is a game processed event. EzraNehemiah_TF2 3552 — 8y
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OH NVM Not processed means that it does not run if you're chatting or typing into a textbox. EzraNehemiah_TF2 3552 — 8y
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Instead of using the ContextActionService use UserInputService and a repeat loop.
InputBegan
It will run once there is input, if it's a Regular script, it runs when ANY player does any input. If it's a local script then it only runs once a certain
local userinputservice = game:GetService("UserInputService")
userinputservice.InputBegan:connect(function(key, processed)
if key.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.Space and not processed then --Processed is like, chatting/typing into a textbox.
print("Pressed space")
end
end)
InputEnded
This runs once you stop inputting.
local userinputservice = game:GetService("UserInputService")
userinputservice.InputEnded:connect(function(key, processed)
if key.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.Space and not processed then --Processed is like, chatting/typing into a textbox.
print("Stop pressing space")
end
end)
repeat
This loops until something is true
local a = 0
repeat
a = a+1
wait() --Add some type of yield to prevent game from crashing
until a > 5
Final Product
local userinputservice = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local looped = false
userinputservice.InputBegan:connect(function(key,processed)
if key.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.Space and not processed then
looped = true
repeat
--Code goes here
wait()
until not looped
end
end)
userinputservice.InputEnded:connect(function(key, processed)
if key.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.Space and not processed then
looped = false
end
end)
Hope it helps!
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It doesnt work with "and not processed". If I remove that it works fine. Thank you. Orlando777 315 — 8y