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Checking if a button is pressed
I want to try something new today
I've been wondering how to detect which button was pressed and then so something.
For example,
If I press the left arrow key, I want the screen to print "You have pressed the left arrow key". Same goes for the other arrow keys.
I don't want to have to press the arrow keys and then press enter, I just want it to be "once pressed, then do something".
Is this possible?
I've been wondering how to detect which button was pressed and then so something.
For example,
If I press the left arrow key, I want the screen to print "You have pressed the left arrow key". Same goes for the other arrow keys.
I don't want to have to press the arrow keys and then press enter, I just want it to be "once pressed, then do something".
Is this possible?
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New comer
I use to do programming in high but i stop for a while but i want to get back in thge programming field. I spoke to a school in the USA about doing Software Development with a aim of doing custom design software for business, etc. I mention to the person that i use to do this in school and stop but i want to get back at it and i was using C++ in programming. He told me C++ is out dated and Java is the way to go.
Can anyone give me some advise here please
New comer
I use to do programming in high but i stop for a while but i want to get back in thge programming field. I spoke to a school in the USA about doing Software Development with a aim of doing custom design software for business, etc. I mention to the person that i use to do this in school and stop but i want to get back at it and i was using C++ in programming. He told me C++ is out dated and Java is the way to go.
Can anyone give me some advise here please
C++ and Java have diferent uses. Some things are better done in C++, some things are better done in, Java, and the same applies to all languages.
Start a new thread in the lounge and ask about which language to use, but make sure you explain what it is you'll be trying to acomplish.
Don't hijack threads ;)
Start a new thread in the lounge and ask about which language to use, but make sure you explain what it is you'll be trying to acomplish.
Don't hijack threads ;)
@eypros,
I have no idea what you mean by library, I'm just creating a simple C++ program.
And I'm not detecting mouse pressure, I'm detecting keyboard pressure.
I have no idea what you mean by library, I'm just creating a simple C++ program.
And I'm not detecting mouse pressure, I'm detecting keyboard pressure.
You have to use a library to do this, even if it is your operating system's native library. C++ was designed so that it could run on operating systems with no screen or keyboard, so there is no way to do this without using a library.
A library is a 'code bundle' that you use with your own code. It's basically somone else's group of functions and classes pre-written just for you so you don't have to write it all yourself.
The library you need to use is completely up to you, though obviously you would not use a sound library to display graphics.
You don't 'implement' libraries. Normally you either include a header file and link to a library file and maybe a DLL, or you import the library's source code directly into your project.
The library you need to use is completely up to you, though obviously you would not use a sound library to display graphics.
You don't 'implement' libraries. Normally you either include a header file and link to a library file and maybe a DLL, or you import the library's source code directly into your project.
Oh okay, now I see what you mean.
Now the question is, where can I find these libraries?
More specifically the one that is needed for me in this request.
Now the question is, where can I find these libraries?
More specifically the one that is needed for me in this request.
That counts as "Windows".
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms646301(v=vs.85).aspx
*waits for somone with more knowledge to correct him*
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms646301(v=vs.85).aspx
*waits for somone with more knowledge to correct him*
Okay, I can see that and I can see it requires Windows.h.
But, I'm confused on using the function.
Can someone give me an example program where if the left arrow key is pressed, then output a message to the screen.
But, I'm confused on using the function.
Can someone give me an example program where if the left arrow key is pressed, then output a message to the screen.
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