LÖVE Documentation 0.4.0

Function

love.keyboard.isDown( key )

Checks whether a certain key is down. For list of accepted keys, see Constants.

Synopsis

var = love.keyboard.isDown( key )

Arguments

key The key in question.

Returns

boolean Whether the passed key is pressed down.

See Also

Constants, keypressed, keyrelreased

Examples

Example 10: Checking if a key is down

function draw()
    -- Checks whether the return key is down or not.

    if love.keyboard.isDown(love.key_return) then
        love.graphics.draw("The key is down.", 50, 50)
    else
        love.graphics.draw("The key isn't down.", 50, 50)
    end
end

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