love.keypressed

Callback function triggered when a key is pressed.

Function

Available since LÖVE 0.10.0

This variant is not supported in earlier versions.

Synopsis

love.keypressed( key, scancode, isrepeat )

Arguments

KeyConstant key

Character of the pressed key.

Scancode scancode

The scancode representing the pressed key.

boolean isrepeat

Whether this keypress event is a repeat. The delay between key repeats depends on the user's system settings.

Returns

Nothing.

Notes

Scancodes are keyboard layout-independent, so the scancode "w" will be generated if the key in the same place as the "w" key on an American keyboard is pressed, no matter what the key is labelled or what the user's operating system settings are.

Key repeat needs to be enabled with love.keyboard.setKeyRepeat for repeat keypress events to be received. This does not affect love.textinput.

Function

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0 and removed in LÖVE 0.10.0

This variant is not supported in earlier or later versions.

Synopsis

love.keypressed( key, isrepeat )

Arguments

KeyConstant key

Character of the key pressed.

boolean isrepeat

Whether this keypress event is a repeat. The delay between key repeats depends on the user's system settings.

Returns

Nothing.

Notes

Key repeat needs to be enabled with love.keyboard.setKeyRepeat for repeat keypress events to be received.

Function

Removed in LÖVE 0.9.0

Unicode text input is now handled separately via love.textinput.

Synopsis

love.keypressed( key, unicode )

Arguments

KeyConstant key

Character of the key pressed.

number unicode

The unicode number of the key pressed.

Returns

Nothing.

Examples

Exit the game when the player presses the Escape key, using love.event.quit.

function love.keypressed(key, scancode, isrepeat)
   if key == "escape" then
      love.event.quit()
   end
end

Removed in LÖVE 0.9.0

Text input is now handled separately via love.textinput.

Record and print text the user writes (0.8.0 and below.)

function love.load()
    text = "Type away! -- "
end

function love.keypressed(key, unicode)
    -- ignore non-printable characters (see http://www.ascii-code.com/)
    if unicode > 31 and unicode < 127 then
        text = text .. string.char(unicode)
    end
end

function love.draw()
    love.graphics.printf(text, 0, 0, 800)
end

Examples 2

Exit the game when the player presses the Escape key, using love.event.quit.

function love.keypressed(key)
   if key == "escape" then
      love.event.quit()
   end
end

A movement key input system, where for one step need to press the key once.

function love.keypressed( key, scancode, isrepeat )
   local dx, dy = 0, 0
   if scancode == "d" then -- move right
      dx = 1
   elseif scancode == "a" then -- move left
      dx = -1
   elseif scancode == "s" then -- move down
      dy = 1
   elseif scancode == "w" then -- move up
      dy = -1
   end
   move (dx, dy) -- need to be some function to move the active object
end

See Also

• love
• love.keyreleased
• love.keyboard.isDown
• love.keyboard.isScancodeDown
• love.textinput

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