displaySetEventHandler
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Description
- Description:
- Sets given event handler of given display.
The return code of the provided function should indicate whether this event was handled correctly. This implies telling the engine whether it is default code should be executed.
See User Interface Event Handlers for the full list of handler names.
If applicable, see DIK_KeyCodes for a list of key code constants, which are relevant to key related user interface events like: KeyDown & KeyUp.
- Groups:
- GUI ControlVariables
Syntax
- Syntax:
- display displaySetEventHandler [handlerName, function]
- Parameters:
- display: Display
- [handlerName, function]: Array
- handlerName: String
- function: String. {Code}
- Return Value:
- Nothing
Examples
- Example 1:
_control displaySetEventHandler ["KeyDown", ""]
- Example 2:
- init.sqf
keyspressed.sqfkeyspressed = compile preprocessFile "keyspressed.sqf"; _display = findDisplay 46; _display displaySetEventHandler ["KeyDown","_this call keyspressed"];
private['_handled']; _handled = false; switch (_this select 1) do { //F key case 33: { // code here _handled = true; }; }; _handled;
Additional Information
- See also:
- ListOfKeyCodesdisplayAddEventHandlerdisplayRemoveEventHandlerdisplayRemoveAllEventHandlersctrlSetEventHandlerUI Event HandlersDIK KeyCodeskeyName
Notes
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Notes
- Posted on Nov 25, 2009
- kju
- Always use displayAddEventHandler instead, as DSetEH overwrites other (peoples') DEH.