Detect if key is just pressed?

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#1

I have a module script, and I want to know if the P key is JUST pressed. Not held down or anything. But how would I set that in a module?

For example, if you want to know if a key was just pressed in a while loop while it’s still running without using UserInputService.InputBegan outside of the loop.

#2

Is it okay if I can see your script?

#3 
while wait() do
    if require(game.ReplicatedStorage.ModuleScript).is_key_just_pressed("P") then
        print("P is just pressed")
    end
end

I currently do not have a module script function setup for this right now which is why I’m asking on how to do it.

#4

I don’t think that you can check if a player has pressed a key without using UserInputService

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#5

You should use the UserInputService. It’s much easier to use and will be able to have your functions you want to make happen work with greater speed.

UserInputService Link

#6

You in fact can, if you use the mouse there is a way to detect key presses.
However this is superseded.

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local mouse = player:GetMouse()

mouse.KeyPressed:Connect(function(key)

end)
#7

That is fine and all, but I want to find out if they pressed the button inside a loop, not outside. Something like Godot’s method would be appreciated.

#8

What’s in your module script? This might help me a bit.

#9

I use UserInputService to check if a key is down. That is pretty much everything in the Module.

#10

Put this in your module script

local USI = game:GetService("UserInputService") 

local ifKeyboardP = {
	
	"",

	USI.InputBegan:Connect(function(input)
		if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.P then
			print("Player pressed P")
		end
	end)
	
	
}

return ifKeyboardP

And this in your normal script

local module = require(game.ServerScriptService.ModuleScript) --Change this to the location of your module script
local UIS = game:GetService("UserInputService")

UIS.InputBegan:Connect(function(input)
	if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.P then
		print(module[1])
	end
end)

When it prints unfortuantly it will just print a blank message before that but I don’t think that’s too much of a problem. Also I could not get the USI to only work in the loop but it’s the only way I know how to do it.

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#11

Just as xxxXMadStudioXxxx1st said, use that in your module script. Your local script need only include…

require(game.ReplicatedStorage.ModuleScript) --or wherever it is

UserInputService can run from a local script or module script that is required by a local script.

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