[RESOLVED] Play sound on keydown with timer

[Hellomynameis99]

Hey! :-)

I would like to play a sound when a key is pressed, but then wait a second before playing the sound again. I've fiddled around with if (timer == 0), do the code, however anything I've tried hasn't worked.

I'm using the ActionScript 2 shown below:

var sounds:Array = ["laser1","laser2"];//the identifiers
var n:Number=sounds.length;

var keyListener:Object = new Object();
keyListener.onKeyDown = function() {

if ((Key.isDown(16)))
    {
                        _root.mySound = new Sound();
                        _root.mySound.attachSound(sounds[random(_root.n)]);
                        _root.mySound.start();
    }

else if ((Key.isDown(32)))
    {
                        _root.mySound = new Sound();
                        _root.mySound.attachSound(sounds[random(_root.n)]);
                        _root.mySound.start();
                        
    }
                       

 
     } 
;
Key.addListener(keyListener);

I am both new to Flash and the Flashkit board, so if I haven't provided all the information you need, please tell me so!

Many thanks in advance,
Hellomynameis99

[Hellomynameis99]

Sorry for replying to my own thread, but how do you edit a thread? I have a bit more information that I'd like to add.

[fruitbeard]

Hi,

You can alose use a setTimeout feature like so,

var sounds:Array = ["laser1", "laser2"];//the identifiers
var n:Number = sounds.length;

var keyListener:Object = new Object();
keyListener.onKeyDown = function()
{
    if ((Key.isDown(16)))
    {
        _root.mySound = new Sound();
        _root.mySound.attachSound(sounds[random(_root.n)]);
        _root.mySound.start();
        setTimeout(pauseSound,2000);
        Key.removeListener(keyListener);
    }
    else if ((Key.isDown(32)))
    {
        _root.mySound = new Sound();
        _root.mySound.attachSound(sounds[random(_root.n)]);
        _root.mySound.start();
        setTimeout(pauseSound,2000);
        Key.removeListener(keyListener);
    }

};
Key.addListener(keyListener);

function pauseSound()
{
    Key.addListener(keyListener);
} 

2000 = 2 seconds, 500 = half a second so so so on
the code could probably be condensed too, I'm kind of busy so made it quickly.

Good luck

[Hellomynameis99]

Thanks, worked a treat!

The code is fine, I might condense it myself later. Thanks for taking the time to construct your reply.