Calculate time how long player have pressed a key.

[HePezi]

Hi!
Im trying to create a script that calculates how long player have pressed a key.

example:
if player presses a key for 2 seconds, then it will trigger next function.

 

Thanks for any replies.
 

[IIYAMA]

Show me your code.

[vx89]

You listen for key down and up events. Store start time (getTickCount() - time in milliseconds) on 'down'. And on 'up' check if current tick count is >= 2000 milliseconds (assuming more than 2 seconds is also ok - you can add some buffer zone, like between 2 and 3 seconds).

 

UPDATE: Ah, you probably meant knowing two seconds has passed even before releasing the key. Then you simply call https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/SetTimer on the 'down' event. You have to be careful with timers though. If user clicks down many times during the 2 seconds, the old timers have to be canceled or ignored.

Edited October 9, 2017 by vx89

[DNL291]

I think this server-side code should work:

bindKey( player, key, "both", funcInput )

function funcInput ( player, key, keyState )
	if key == "key" and keyState == "down" then
		if timer then return end

		timer = setTimer( f, 2000, 1, player )
		--outputChatBox("down")
	elseif key == "key" and keyState == "up" then
		if timer and isTimer(timer) then
			--did not wait 2 seconds
		end
		--outputChatBox("up")
	end
end

function f( p )
	killTimer(timer)
	timer = nil

end

 

[HePezi]

Thanks everyone! DNL291 your code was super useful. changed it a bit and now it works like a charm