Stoping and starting animation based on pressing space.

[lucash12127614]

Hello i am a beginner at action script so this should be fairly easy to answer. Basically i want the default setting to stop the animation stop(); and then when space is held to play();

Here's what i have:

stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, KeyPressed);

stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, KeyNotPressed);

function KeyPressed(evt:KeyboardEvent):void {

    if (evt.keyCode==Keyboard.SPACE){

       play();

    }

}

function KeyNotPressed(evt:KeyboardEvent):void {

    if (evt.keyCode!=Keyboard.SPACE){

       stop();

    }

}

Thanks for the help

[kglad · Accepted solution]

stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, KeyPressed);

var toggle:Boolean;

function KeyPressed(evt:KeyboardEvent):void {

    if (evt.keyCode==Keyboard.SPACE){

if(toggle){

       play();

} else {

stop();

}

toggle=!toggle;

    }

}

[lucash12127614]

Hi thanks very much, how would i make it start paused? Not that's its really needed but i would like when space is held instead of pressed.

[kglad]

to start paused:

stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, KeyPressed);

var toggle:Boolean=true;

stop();

function KeyPressed(evt:KeyboardEvent):void {

    if (evt.keyCode==Keyboard.SPACE){

if(toggle){

       play();

} else {

stop();

}

toggle=!toggle;

    }

}

[lucash12127614]

Hi thanks very much. Do you know how to do when a key is held not pressed?

[kglad]

one way to do that would be to start a timer when a key is pressed and then use the timer listener to determine when and what action to take.

(p.s when using the adobe forums, please mark helpful/correct responses, if there are any.)

[lucash12127614]

Why do i have to click first before doing it?

[kglad]

your swf needs focus to start.  you can use code to do that,

stage.focus=this;