How do you make it where you can only press a button once then you have to let go to receive action? Example: Without one-press action -> Gun shoots non-stop With one-press action -> Gun only shoots once until you press the button again. So how do you do this with a similar: if(GetKeyState(VK_KEY) & 0x80 Thank you, Axesor

You want to keep a previous key state. That way you can figure out what "action" happened to a key.

Example: Say the 'A' key shoots.

Previous state: 'A' key up
Current state: 'A' key down
Event: 'A' key press
Processing:
  If weapon is automatic, start shooting
  Otherwise, fire single shot

Previous state: 'A' key down
Current state: 'A' key down
Event: 'A' key held down
Processing:
  If weapon is automatic, continue shooting
  Otherwise, do nothing

Previous state: 'A' key down
Current state: 'A' key up
Event: 'A' key release
Processing:
  If weapon is automatic, stop shooting
  Otherwise, do nothing

Previous state: 'A' key up
Current state: 'A' key up
Event: 'A' key not pressed
Processing: Do nothing

Hope this helps.


jfl.

I know this. This is what I am asking. How would you program it though? I think you would use a boolean ,but how would it read if the key is let go?

What about :



Is this what you wanted? a source code sample?

Actually, I just needed clarafication and a small code snippet to fully understand, but thanks. I'll try that.