Key Press /key Down? - As3

[thespectre1]

var J:Number = 0;
var up:Boolean = false;
function checkUPKey(event:KeyboardEvent) {
	if (event.keyCode == 38) {
		up = true;
	}
}
function checkKeyUP (event:KeyboardEvent){
		if (event.keyCode == 38) {
		event.keyCode = 0;
		up = false;
	}
}

function huge_fucking_function(event):void {
	if (up) {
		J +=1;
		trace(J);
	}
}
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, checkUPKey);
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_UP, checkKeyUP);
stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, huge_fucking_function);

this is my code in AS3
Copy paste it into your flash and notice how it traces as long as you keep the UP key pressed, i don't want that, i want it to add and trace with every key press

bear in mind that the huge_fucking_function has all the other movement codes in it.

[thespectre1]

Two hours guys??
no forum's that slow.
if it's not possible, which i highly doubt, just say so

[tomdeaap]

Do you add the eventlisteners inside of the builder function? Have you imported Keyboard?

[thespectre1]

At 6/22/09 10:47 AM, tomdeaap wrote: Do you add the eventlisteners inside of the builder function? Have you imported Keyboard?

I add my eventListeners at the end of the code (Unless needed otherwise).
No i have not, how is it important or useful?
And How do i imported keyboard?

[LonLonRanch]

You're getting a constant trace because you're checking it on the enterFrame. If you want the code to run on just the key press then you have to put the code on the onKeyDown function. For example if you put trace("keyDown"); under your up = true; code then it will only trace when the up key is pressed, and not the whole time that (up) is true.

[henke37]

Actually, due to well, some reason, the key down event will fire multiple times if the key is hold down.

[BlindsightGames]

You need to have a few things going on here. You will need two key events and a variable for your key.

First one for when the key is pressed. in that function:
- Check to see if the key is already set to be down, if not continue...
- Set the key variable to down
- do your action ... tracing in this case

You also need a key up function. In this function you only need to set the key variable to up.

That way you will only get one trace each time the button is pressed.

[thespectre1]

At 6/22/09 11:05 AM, LonLonRanch wrote: You're getting a constant trace because you're checking it on the enterFrame. If you want the code to run on just the key press then you have to put the code on the onKeyDown function. For example if you put trace("keyDown"); under your up = true; code then it will only trace when the up key is pressed, and not the whole time that (up) is true.

What none of you seem to understand is i already understand this code, and that i wrote it myself.
and actually using it for other keys, but in the UP key i just want the AS3 equivalent for the onKeyPress();
or w/e it was in AS2, don't really know.