Return of the Key class to AS3

[lesli_felix]

I got bored over the weekend so I wrote this

You set it up like this:

import Key;
Key.listen(stage);

Now place it in your game loop and use it the same way you did before:

if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)){trace("Left cursor key is being pressed")}

From my new blog, but no-one's reading it yet, so I thought I'd post here as well. Enjoy.

[Cortana]

Hi,

Useful class (even though it has been done before). Nice work. I've added you to my RSS feed aggregator. I expect high quality posts sir!

[.hooligan]

Nice little class. Been thinking about making something like that for weeks. I blame my laziness. But now I don't have too. My life lesson is if you hold out long enough someone will do it for you. Thanks a bunch.

[Squize]

Nice work mate, and a good start to the blog.

I'll add your link in to ours sometime tonight ( I normally screw it up so I need to build up to 30mins swearing at something which should be easy ).

Squize.

[lesli_felix]

Hi Cortana, you too sir.

Yes that's pretty similar to what I had originally planned, but I wanted the syntax to be identical, and the class to be static, so you don't need to declare or create an instance, just import and activate it by giving it a stage ref.

It looks great in the IDE because "Key" is still highlighted, even if you've selected publish to AS3.

.hooligan - We're all standing on the shoulders of giants mate, just as long as you put it to good use.

Squize - lovely, thanks! Using blogger is forcing me to do things with html/css. It reduces me to tears whenever I try and change something.

[tonypa]

Maybe you could add way to stop listening, way to know if it is currently working and some errors in case it goes wrong.

[lesli_felix]

Good suggestions. Key 2.0 will include those features.

I'm also thinking of a keylogger to replay games with and to submit with highscores for game verification (they were features we were going to implement in my last proect but didn't get time)

[Incrue]

Hi,

Useful class (even though it has been done before).

And before but cool anyway

[lesli_felix]

I really should google these things before I put all the hard work in.