while a key is down?

[tsincaat]

I'm wondering how I can set up a "while" for when a key is being held down? If not for a while, then something that would allow me to execute some kind of loop while a key is being held down. Right now I know how to send keys, hold down keys with autoit, and set hotkeys to run a function, but not how to do this.

Thanks!

Edited March 5, 2009 by tsincaat

[jvanegmond]

replace key by key code for _IsPressed.

#include <Misc.au3>

While 1

     While _IsPressed(key)
          ; do somethign 
      Wend
      Sleep(500)
Wend

[James]

For simplistic needs, a function:

#include <Misc.au3>

While 1
    _IsDown("09", "_Do")
    Sleep(500)
WEnd

Func _IsDown($ioKey, $ioFunc)
    While _IsPressed($ioKey)
        Call($ioFunc)
        Sleep(10)
    WEnd
EndFunc

Func _Do()
    ConsoleWrite("Tab is held!" & @CRLF)
EndFunc

Edited March 5, 2009 by JamesBrooks

[Andreik]

I'm wondering how I can set up a "while" for when a key is being held down? If not for a while, then something that would allow me to execute some kind of loop while a key is being held down. Right now I know how to send keys, hold down keys with autoit, and set hotkeys to run a function, but not how to do this.

Thanks!

_IsPressed function:

#include <Misc.au3>
While 1
    If _IsPressed("41") Then
        TrayTip("TEST","You hold down key A",1)
    Else
        TrayTip("","",1)
    EndIf
    Sleep(10)
WEnd

EDIT: a little too late

Edited March 5, 2009 by Andreik

[tsincaat]

You guys are SO helpful!

Thank you, all 3 of you