Mouse Hold Down

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#1

How do i detect if the mouse is being held down and the tool is equipped?

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#2

You could do something like this even though its probably not the best way:

local db = false

tool.Activated:Connect(function()
    while wait() do
        is db == false then
            db = true
            --Code
        end
    end
end)
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#3

how can i make this run print statements over and over as long as it is being held down

#4

You can use Button1Down and Button1Up or InputBegan and InputEnded to detect when the player presses down and up using the UserInputService or MouseObject

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#5 
repeat
     doCoolStuff()
until not game:GetService("UserInputService"):IsMouseButtonPressed(Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton1)

A simple loop utilising this;

#6

According with him:

local holding = false

mouse.Button1Down:Connect(function()
    if tool.Equipped then
        holding = true
    end
end)

mouse.Button1Up:Connect(function()
    if tool.Equipped then
        holding = false
    end
end)

while true do
    if holding == true then
        --do what you need here
    end
end
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#7

I just found a way better way to do it

Under StarterPlayerScripts:

local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Replicated = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local HoldEvent = Replicated:WaitForChild("HoldEvent")
local Mouse = Player:GetMouse()

Mouse.Button1Down:Connect(function()
	HoldEvent:FireServer("Down")
end)

Mouse.Button1Up:Connect(function()
	HoldEvent:FireServer("Up")
end)

In your tool:

MouseHold = false

HoldEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(Player, Mouse)
	if Mouse == 'Up' then
		MouseHold = false
	elseif Mouse == "Down" then
		MouseHold = true
	end
	
end)

Tool.Activated:Connect(function()
    while wait() do
         if MouseHold == true then
             print("Mouse is being pressed down.")
         end
    end
end)

tell me if this helps or not :slight_smile:

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#8

i get script exhaustion time when i put code there

#9

while true do with no wait.

consider
while game:GetService(“RunService”).Stepped:Wait() do instead

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#10

can i put a debounce in there to make a cooldown

#11

the print statement still fires even though it is unequipped

#12 
while holding do


end
#13 
local UIS = game:GetService("UserInputService");
local Character = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character or game.Players.LocalPlayer.CharacterAdded:Wait();
local mouseHold = false;

UIS.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, event)
   if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton1 then
      mouseHold = true;
   end
end);

UIS.InputEnded:Connect(function(input, event)
   if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton1 then
      mouseHold = false;
   end
end);

tool.Activated:Connect(function()
   if mouseHold and tool.Parent == Character then
      print("Tool activated, mouse held.");
   end;
end);
  • Note that I wrote this script in here, I didn’t test it on Studio. Tell me if it doesn’t work properly.

This will not work. Tool.Equipped is an event not a property.

#14

Ohh I’m sorry completely forgot to add a wait

#15

Right…

This may be changed with if player.Character:FindFirstChild("TheNameOfTheTool") then

#16

Since this is not solved I will give you a simple framework that you can add to.
This might be a messy solution but it will work.

Alternatively instead of disconnecting and reconnecting you could just use a variable to decide where or not the tool is equipped.

local Mouse = Player:GetMouse()
local Tool = --Put the tool here
local ToolConnection;
local ToolDisconnection;
local function Activated()
    
    print("Hey there you have activated your tool!")
    
end

Tool.Activated:Connect(function()
    ToolDisconnection = Mouse.Button1Up:Connect(function() -- Disconnect the tool
        ToolConnection:Disconnect()
        ToolDisconnection:Disconnect()
    end)
    ToolConnection = game:GetService("RunService").Stepped:Connect(Activated) -- Connect the tool
end)

This is probably a terrible way to do it but…it works(well it should).