How to keep a gui projected when player holds down a button?

function onKeyPress(viewMoney, userInputState, inputObject) if userInputState == Enum.UserInputState.Begin then local money = script.Parent.Data.MoneyVal.Value script.Parent.Money.Text = "$"..money script.Parent.Visible = true wait(3) script.Parent.Visible = false end end game.ContextActionService:BindAction("keyPress", onKeyPress, false, Enum.KeyCode.P)

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The answer to this is more easily done with UserInputService. UserInputService has two very useful events; InputBegan and InputEnded. Their names are pretty self explanatory.

Here is some code I have written for you, it may be of use.

local keyToHold = Enum.KeyCode.P

local uis = game:service("UserInputService")
local frame = script.Parent
local money = frame:WaitForChild("Data"):WaitForChild("Money") --// WaitForChild lets the child load instead of trying to index things that may not have loaded
local text = frame:WaitForChild("Money")
--// I define these variables right at the start so that I do not have to repeatedly index things, I can just do it now!

function toggleVisibility(bool)
	if bool == true then
		text.Text = "$" ..money.Value
	elseif bool == false then
		wait(3)
	end
	frame.Visible = bool
end

uis.InputBegan:connect(function(key,gp) --// 'key' = InputObject, 'gp' = GameProcessedEvent (whether a player is typing or not)
	if gp == false and key.KeyCode  == keyToHold then
		toggleVisibility(true)
	end
end)

uis.InputEnded:connect(function(key,gp)
	if gp == false and key.KeyCode == keyToHold then
		toggleVisibility(false)
	end
end)

Do you need more explanation? You seem to understand how things work, so I don't think I need to explain the basics.

Hope I helped!

~TDP

AnonymousOct 11, 2016Edited Oct 11, 2016Permalink

How to keep a gui projected when player holds down a button?

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