Modifier keys as nil

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#1

I’m trying to make a custom key feature for movements such as sprint, but when I try to bind sprint with modifier keys such as LeftShift or LeftControl it sets the keybind to nil?

local c = script.Parent.Crouch.TextBox
local s = game.ReplicatedStorage.MovementHandler.Keybinds

local UIS = game:GetService("UserInputService")

c.Activated:Connect(function()
	listeningForSprintInput = true 
	c.Text = "?" 
end)

UIS.InputBegan:Connect(function(input) 
	if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.Keyboard then 
		if listeningForSprintInput == true then 

			
			local sprintSelected = UIS:GetStringForKeyCode(input.KeyCode)
			c.Text = sprintSelected 
			s.Crouch.Value = sprintSelected 
			c.Text = s.Crouch.Value
			listeningForSprintInput = false 
		end
	end
end)
#2

Activating the text box might be overriding some keys, like shift for uppercase. You should use a button instead, and do something like this:

local c = script.Parent.Crouch.TextButton
local s = game.ReplicatedStorage.MovementHandler.Keybinds

local inputConnection
local listening = false

function disc()
	inputConnection:Disconnect()
end

c.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	if listening then return end --if already listening for input, dont do 

	inputConnection = UIS.InputBegan:Connect(function(input) --set the connection and listen
		if input.UserInputType ~= Enum.UserInputType.Keyboard then return end
		--player pressed a button
		local sprintSelected = UIS:GetStringForKeyCode(input.KeyCode)
		c.Text = sprintSelected 
		s.Crouch.Value = sprintSelected 
		c.Text = s.Crouch.Value
		listening = false --no longer listening since the keybind was set
		disc() --disconnect the input connection because no longer listening for connection
	end)

end)
#3

May not affect anything, but try changing input to something else.
i.e.

local c = script.Parent.Crouch.TextBox
local s = game.ReplicatedStorage.MovementHandler.Keybinds

local UIS = game:GetService("UserInputService")

c.Activated:Connect(function()
	listeningForSprintInput = true 
	c.Text = "?" 
end)

UIS.InputBegan:Connect(function(key) 
	if key.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.Keyboard then 
		if listeningForSprintInput == true then 

			
			local sprintSelected = UIS:GetStringForKeyCode( key.KeyCode)
			c.Text = sprintSelected 
			s.Crouch.Value = sprintSelected 
			c.Text = s.Crouch.Value
			listeningForSprintInput = false 
		end
	end
end)
#4

I’m using a TextButton, it’s just named TextBox for some reason! :sweat_smile:

#5

oh, well. i still added some things that may solve the issue. although i havent tested it myself

#6

I tried it just now, unfortunately it doesn’t work :sweat_smile:

#7

I think the only problem is that UIS:GetStringForKeyCode just doesn’t work for shift. If you print (input.KeyCode), it detects shift. Try this, it seems to work fine:

local sprintSelected,_ = string.gsub(tostring(input.KeyCode),"Enum.KeyCode.","")
c.Text = sprintSelected
--displays "LeftShift" if shift was pressed

(also if you want it to work even when shiftlock is enabled, use InputEnded instead of InputBegan)

#8

You can just use Input.KeyCode.Name instead of this string.gsub wizardry

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#9

:GetStringForKeycode doesn’t support special keys, like CTRL, ALT, SHIFT, only letter keys, like W, A, S, D. Use input.KeyCode.Name.

#10

Your solution also works! I never knew I could just do KeyCode.Name.