Method keys.waitForKey(+ 2 overloads)

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Overload

Waits for key-down or key-up event of the specified key.

public static bool waitForKey(Seconds timeout, KKey key, bool up = false, bool block = false)

Parameters

timeout  (Seconds) Timeout, seconds. Can be 0 (infinite), >0 (exception) or <0 (no exception). More info: Wait timeout.

key  (KKey) Wait for this key.

up  (bool) Wait for key-up event.

block  (bool) Make the event invisible for other apps. If up is true, makes the down event invisible too, if it comes while waiting for the up event.

Returns

bool Returns true. On timeout returns false if timeout is negative; else exception.

Exceptions

ArgumentException key is 0.

TimeoutException timeout time has expired (if > 0).

Remarks

Waits for key event, not for key state. Uses low-level keyboard hook. Can wait for any single key. See also keys.waitForHotkey. Ignores key events injected by functions of this library.

Examples

keys.waitForKey(0, KKey.Ctrl, up: false, block: true);
print.it("Ctrl");

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Overload(next)

Waits for key-down or key-up event of the specified key.

public static bool waitForKey(Seconds timeout, string key, bool up = false, bool block = false)

Parameters

timeout  (Seconds) Timeout, seconds. Can be 0 (infinite), >0 (exception) or <0 (no exception). More info: Wait timeout.

key  (string) Wait for this key. A single-key string like with keys.send.

up  (bool) Wait for key-up event.

block  (bool) Make the event invisible for other apps. If up is true, makes the down event invisible too, if it comes while waiting for the up event.

Returns

bool Returns true. On timeout returns false if timeout is negative; else exception.

Exceptions

ArgumentException Invalid key string.

TimeoutException timeout time has expired (if > 0).

Remarks

Waits for key event, not for key state. Uses low-level keyboard hook. Can wait for any single key. See also keys.waitForHotkey. Ignores key events injected by functions of this library.

Examples

keys.waitForKey(0, "Ctrl", up: false, block: true);
print.it("Ctrl");

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Overload(top)

Waits for key-down or key-up event of any key, and gets the key code.

public static KKey waitForKey(Seconds timeout, bool up = false, bool block = false)

Parameters

timeout  (Seconds) Timeout, seconds. Can be 0 (infinite), >0 (exception) or <0 (no exception). More info: Wait timeout.

up  (bool) Wait for key-up event.

block  (bool) Make the event invisible for other apps. If up is true, makes the down event invisible too, if it comes while waiting for the up event.

Returns

KKey Returns the key code. On timeout returns 0 if timeout is negative; else exception. For modifier keys returns the left or right key code, for example LCtrl/RCtrl, not Ctrl.

Exceptions

TimeoutException timeout time has expired (if > 0).

Examples

var key = keys.waitForKey(0, up: true, block: true);
print.it(key);