How do I handle simultaneous key presses in Java?
How do I handle simultaneous key presses in Java?
I'm trying to write a game and need to handle multiple keys presses at once.
When I'm holding a key (let's say to move forward) and then I hold another key (for example, to turn left), the new key is detected but the old pressed key isn't being detected anymore.
Solution 1:
One way would be to keep track yourself of what keys are currently down.
When you get a keyPressed event, add the new key to the list; when you get a keyReleased event, remove the key from the list.
Then in your game loop, you can do actions based on what's in the list of keys.
Solution 2:
Here is a code sample illustrating how to perform an action when CTRL+Z is pressed:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
class p4 extends Frame implements KeyListener
{
int i=17;
int j=90;
boolean s1=false;
boolean s2=false;
public p4()
{
Frame f=new Frame("Pad");
f.setSize(400,400);
f.setLayout(null);
Label l=new Label();
l.setBounds(34,34,88,88);
f.add(l);
f.setVisible(true);
f.addKeyListener(this);
}
public static void main(String arg[]){
new p4();
}
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
//System.out.println("re"+e.getKeyChar());
if(i==e.getKeyCode())
{
s1=false;
}
if(j==e.getKeyCode())
{
s2=false;
}
}
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {
//System.out.println("Ty");
}
/** Handle the key pressed event from the text field. */
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
System.out.println("pre"+e.getKeyCode());
if(i==e.getKeyCode())
{
s1=true;
}
if(j==e.getKeyCode())
{
s2=true;
}
if(s1==true && s2==true)
{
System.out.println("EXIT NOW");
System.exit(0);
}
}
/** Handle the key released event from the text field. */
}