Func IsPressed question

[Cuervo]

Hey all,

I'm going through some scripts looking at samples of code and I see this. What purpose or function does it serve? I've also seen references that this is no longer needed as it is a duplicate function from an #include now, possible Misc.au3 file.

Func _IsPressed($sHexKey, $vDLL = 'user32.dll')
    ; $hexKey must be the value of one of the keys.
    ; _Is_Key_Pressed will return 0 if the key is not pressed, 1 if it is.
    Local $a_R = DllCall($vDLL, "int", "GetAsyncKeyState", "int", '0x' & $sHexKey)
    If Not @error And BitAND($a_R[0], 0x8000) = 0x8000 Then Return 1
    Return 0
EndFunc   ;==>_IsPressed

[whim]

Look in the help file, under User Defined Functions Reference -> Misc Management -> _IsPressed

Or, if you prefer, type _IsPressed in the helpfile's search box on the "Index" tab ...

hth,

whim

[Cuervo]

Look in the help file, under User Defined Functions Reference -> Misc Management -> _IsPressed

Or, if you prefer, type _IsPressed in the helpfile's search box on the "Index" tab ...

hth,

whim

I do read the help files as well as do a search on this forum along with google before posting. Like a lot of non progammers without getting pretty specific help I'm clueless on most of the aspects about programming.

I did however find the function in the Misc.au3 file so I can assume that an include would mean this function is not needed in a file.

Thanks for helping.

Edited November 30, 2009 by Cuervo

[jvanegmond]

You no longer have to manually include this function in one of your scripts. It was added to the standard libraries some time ago, before this many people copy-pasta it from a topic in the example script, to save them this trouble, and because there were several versions, the best version was added to the standard libraries.

Like a lot of non progammers without getting pretty specific help I'm clueless on most of the aspects about programming.

Like a lot of people, without getting specific questions, I'm pretty clueless on what to give as answer.

[Cuervo]

You no longer have to manually include this function in one of your scripts. It was added to the standard libraries some time ago, before this many people copy-pasta it from a topic in the example script, to save them this trouble, and because there were several versions, the best version was added to the standard libraries.

Like a lot of people, without getting specific questions, I'm pretty clueless on what to give as answer.

Thanks, I see we have something in common. I do appreciate your responce.