BIS fnc holdKey: Difference between revisions

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Description:: Function that executes a user-defined code when a key has been held down for a long enough time.
Execution:: spawn
Groups:: Interaction

Syntax:: [display, key, time, code, control] call BIS_fnc_holdKey
Parameters:: display: Display - (Optional, default findDisplay 12 for map display) display the event is attached to. By default it is the map display
: key: Number - (Optional, default 57 for Space) what key to press - see DIK KeyCodes
: time: Number - (Optional, default 3) how long the key has to be held down in seconds
: code: Code - (Optional, default {}) scheduled code to be executed when key is held down for long enough
: control: Control - (Optional, default controlNull) text control to be used in place of the default "Press X to skip" control.
Return Value:: Nothing

Example 1:: [findDisplay 46, 36, 5, { hint "Key 'J' pressed for 5 seconds" }] call BIS_fnc_holdKey; // action is added to the mission display

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 |descr= Function that executes a user-defined code when a key has been held down for a long enough time.
+|exec= spawn
 |s1= [display, key, time, code, control] call [[BIS_fnc_holdKey]]
-|p1= display: [[Display]] - display the event is attached to. By default it is the map display
+|p1= display: [[Display]] - (Optional, default <sqf inline>findDisplay 12</sqf> for map display) display the event is attached to. By default it is the map display
-|p2= key: [[Number]] - what key to press. See [[DIK KeyCodes]]
+|p2= key: [[Number]] - (Optional, default 57 for {{Controls|Space}}) what key to press - see [[DIK KeyCodes]]
-|p3= time: [[Number]] - how long the key has to be held down in seconds
+|p3= time: [[Number]] - (Optional, default 3) how long the key has to be held down in seconds
-|p4= code: [[Code]] - code to be executed when key is held down for long enough. [[canSuspend]] returns [[true]] inside the code
+|p4= code: [[Code]] - (Optional, default <sqf inline>{}</sqf>) [[Scheduler#Scheduled Environment|scheduled]] code to be executed when key is held down for long enough
 |p5= control: [[Control]] - (Optional, default [[controlNull]]) text control to be used in place of the default "Press X to skip" control.