Check for key presses, always

Forum

Forum
General C++ Programming
Check for key presses, always

Check for key presses, always

Mar 6, 2013 at 7:20am

How can I check for key presses while also doing other tasks?
I currently have:

1
2
3

while(1)
	if (GetAsyncKeyState(VK_A))
		dostuff();

This might not be possible, so please tell my if it isn't.
Thanks.

Last edited on Mar 6, 2013 at 7:20am

Mar 6, 2013 at 11:02am

Moshecex (1)

I am facing same Problem...... :(

Mar 6, 2013 at 11:10am

hanst99 (2869)

Normally you'd use an API that records keypresses as keypress events in a queue which you can later clear. If you want to react to these events while you're literally doing something else, you'll have to use threads.

Mar 6, 2013 at 6:19pm

SoapChicken (24)

Thanks, I will look into threads.

Mar 6, 2013 at 6:38pm

hanst99 (2869)

Actually, before doing that you'll really want to look into events. I'm not sure what exactly you're trying to do, but you probably don't need threads for it.

Topic archived. No new replies allowed.

C++

Forum

Check for key presses, always