Detecting a tap and a hold (UserInputService)

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#1

In my webswinging game, when the player holds down the E key they swing and when they let go of E they release from the web. I want to add a web dash type ability when the player presses or taps the E key.

-Tapping E will trigger the web dash,
-Holding E will trigger a web swing,

Does anyone know how I can accomplish this?

#2

You can connect an event where the player releases E within the number of seconds you want E to be held for. If E is still held, activate web swing. It goes something like this.

HoldE = true
webdash = true
Connect to release E:
     if webdash still true trigger web dash
     HoldE = false
wait for some second
webdash = false
if HoldE still true trigger web swing
#3

you would use InputBegan and InputEnded to detect the time.

local UIS = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local EPressed = nil

UIS.InputBegan:Connect(function(key, typing)
    if not typing then
        if key.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.E then
            EPressed = tick()
        end
    end
end)

UIS.InputEnded:Connect(function(key, typing)
    if key.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.E then
        if EPressed then
            if tick()-EPressed <= 0.2 then
                --pressed
            else
                --held
            end
            EPressed = nil
        end
    end
end)
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