Can i detect if a player I holding down a GUI Button

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#1

Just wondering if theres an function to check if a player is holding down a button. I did a little bit of research but i can only find if players are holding down keys.

Anyone know?

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#2

Use the MouseButton1Down and MouseButtonUp Event.
This is a simple example:
Gui example:

local Button = script.Parent.TextButton
local MouseBeingHeldDown = false

Button.MouseButton1Down:Connect(function()
	MouseBeingHeldDown = true	
	while MouseBeingHeldDown == true do
		print("Mouse is being held down.")
		wait()
	end
end)

Button.MouseButton1Up:Connect(function()
	MouseBeingHeldDown = false
end)

Mouse example(Can work with any part in the workspace.):

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Mouse = player:GetMouse()
local MouseButton1BeingHeldDown = false

Mouse.Button1Down:Connect(function()
	if Mouse.Target.Name == "Part" then-- Change Part to the button part.
		MouseButton1BeingHeldDown = true
		while MouseButton1BeingHeldDown == true do
			print("Mouse is being held down.")
			wait()
		end
	end
end)

Mouse.Button1Up:Connect(function()
	MouseButton1BeingHeldDown = false
end)
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#3

You can use userinputservice or mousebutton1down. I prefer userinputservice but it’s your choice.

Person above @SpacialEthanRB gave a nice example of mousebutton1down.

UserInputService would go something like this

local UIS = game:GetService("UserInputService")
UIS.InputBegan:Connect(function(input)
if input.UserInputType = Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton1Down then
print('Mouse button1 was pressed')
end

You can detect if the InputChaged ot InputEnded. Either example is fine. You’ll get the same result.

#4

Im making my game compatible for phone so i was just wondering does this function work for phone aswell?

#5

Yes UserInputService does that. It can adapt to the type of input a person has. Mobile or Laptop.

https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/api-reference/enum/UserInputType
https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/api-reference/event/UserInputService/TouchTap

Articles to help.

local UIS = game:GetService("UserInputService")

UIS.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, gameprocessed)
if input.UserInputType = Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton1 then
print("MouseButton1!")
elseif input.UserInputType = Enum.UserInputType.Touch Then
print("Touch!")
end
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#6

Thank you this works perfectly

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#7

How to detect if the player stopped pressing a button?

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#8

Oh, never mind. I just had to use InputEnded. Sorry.