Handling multiple keys at same time

[Viped]

Hi, how is it possible to handle multiple keys at same time. I am making platformer game. Now if I push forward it goes forward until I release button or hit some else button example jump. What should I do to achieve that it wouldnt stop going forward but jumps forward (Forward button still pressed).

package net.viped.platformer;

import java.awt.Canvas;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.event.KeyAdapter;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
import java.awt.image.BufferStrategy;

import javax.swing.JFrame;

public class Platform extends Canvas implements Runnable {

    public static final int WIDTH = 800;
    public static final int HEIGHT = 622;

    Thread thread;

    double playerx;
    double playery;

    Rectangle2D player;

    boolean jumpKey;
    boolean jumping;

    boolean left;
    boolean right;

    long time, time2;
    boolean done = true;

    public Platform() {
        setFocusable(true);
        addKeyListener(new ListenKeys());
        initNewGame();
    }

    public void initNewGame() {
        jumping = false;
        right = false;
        left = false;
        playerx = 100;
        playery = 370;
        player = new Rectangle2D.Double(playerx, playery, 30, 30);
    }

    public void Render() {

        BufferStrategy bs = getBufferStrategy();

        if (bs == null) {
            createBufferStrategy(2);
            return;
        }

        Graphics g = bs.getDrawGraphics();
        super.paint(g);
        Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;

        player.setRect(playerx, playery, 30, 30);
        g2.fill(player);

        g.dispose();
        g2.dispose();
        bs.show();
    }

    boolean h = false;

    double playeryMem;

    public void updateGame() {

        // JUMPING
        if (jumpKey && done == true) {
            playeryMem = playery;
            done = false;
            time = System.currentTimeMillis();
            if (!jumping) {
                jumping = true;
            }
        }
        if (jumping) {
            if (System.currentTimeMillis() < time + 1000) {
                playery -= 2;
            } else if (playery < playeryMem) {
                playery += 2;
                if (playery == 370) {
                    done = true;
                }
            }
        }
        // GO RIGHT
        if (right) {
            System.out.println(true);
            playerx++;
        }
        // GO LEFT
        if (left) {
            playerx--;
        }
    }

    public void start() {
        initNewGame();
        thread = new Thread(this);
        thread.start();
    }

    public void run() {
        while (true) {
            try {
                Thread.sleep(10);
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e.printStackTrace();
            }

            updateGame();
            Render();
        }
    }

    public class ListenKeys extends KeyAdapter {
        public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
            switch (e.getKeyCode()) {
            case KeyEvent.VK_UP:
                jumpKey = true;
                break;
            case KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT:
                right = true;
                System.out.println("right");
                break;
            case KeyEvent.VK_LEFT:
                left = true;
                break;
            }
        }

        public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
            jumpKey = false;
            right = false;
            left = false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * @param args
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        JFrame frame = new JFrame();
        Platform pl = new Platform();
        frame.setSize(WIDTH, HEIGHT);
        frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        frame.add(pl);
        frame.setVisible(true);
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(frame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        pl.start();
    }

}

I tried debug with printing "right" when e.getkeycode() == e.vk_right and it stopped giving the right text to me after hittin up button.

[NormR1]

Are you asking how and when the OS and jvm send key pressed event data to your program?

Try some debugging by adding a println to the keyReleased() method to see when it is called.

[Viped]

Hmm feeling kind of stupid now. Problem was that if any button is released all the variables are set to false. So adding if e.getkeycode() == e.vk_right to keyreleased method solved the problem.