Check only specified key is down

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I can check whether key is down by Keyboard.IsKeyDown method. But how can I check specified key is only key which is down?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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There is a way to get the current keyboard state and work out what keys are pressed, but its a bit messy and uses the user32.dll. Have a look at the answer to this one.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/1752761/1232571

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answered Mar 26 '12 at 13:51

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 26 '12 at 13:16

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dependant on which key you want to check do something like this

if(Keyboard.IsKeyDown(Key.LeftCtrl))
    //do something

answered Mar 26 '12 at 13:16

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If Key.LeftCtrl is down, it doesn't mean it is the only key which is down – SiberianGuy Mar 26 '12 at 13:20

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 26 '12 at 13:19

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Or if you want to want to do something only if that one key is pressed try something like

if(!Keyboard.IsKeyDown(Key.LeftCtrl)) return;

That will throw them out of the function if the key pressed isn't what is required.

answered Mar 26 '12 at 13:19

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But if there were multiple buttons pressed including LeftCtrl e.g. LeftCtrl and RightCtrl it wouldn't throw you out of the function – Ben Mar 26 '12 at 13:30

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 26 '12 at 13:47

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Maybe you can count the number of KeyDown vs KeyUp? If the counter is 1 and it's the key you want....

answered Mar 26 '12 at 13:47

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Check only specified key is down

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