Checks if the key specified was pressed.
Some interactive games use the keyboard for the user input to control the game. keyWentDown() generates a single true value when the key is pressed down, no matter how long a key is pressed. Use keyDown()
to continually check if the key is pressed.
function draw() { console.log(keyWentDown("left")); }
Simple click counter using keyWentDown().
// Simple click counter using keyWentDown(). var count=0; function draw() { background("white"); if (keyWentDown("down")) count=count+1; text(count, 200, 200); }
keyWentDown(code)
Name | Type | Required? | Description |
---|---|---|---|
code | String | The name of key you want to check. Keys without a letter or number have names like "up", "left", "shift", "tab", "space", etc. |
Boolean true or false.
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