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GetButton and GetKey

U_Beginner_15_GetButtonandGetKey.mp4

This tutorial demonstrates how to get a button or a key for input in a Unity project, and how these axes behave or can be modified with the Unity Input manager.

Games

Beginner Scripting

Unity for Artists Curricular Framework Resources

AI, ML Curricular Framework Resources 

Beginner Scripting (Acc-Sol)

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI;

public class KeyInput : MonoBehaviour
{
    public Image graphic;
    public Sprite standard;
    public Sprite downgfx;
    public Sprite upgfx;
    public Sprite heldgfx;
    public Text boolDisplay1;
    public Text boolDisplay2;
    public Text boolDisplay3;

    void Start()
    {
        graphic.sprite = standard;    
    }

    void Update()
    {
        bool down = Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space);
        bool held = Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Space);
        bool up = Input.GetKeyUp(KeyCode.Space);

        if(down)
        {
            graphic.sprite = downgfx;
        }
        else if (held)
        {
            graphic.sprite = heldgfx;
        }
        else if (up)
        {
            graphic.sprite = upgfx;
        }
        else
        {
            graphic.sprite = standard;
        }

        boolDisplay1.text = " " + down;
        boolDisplay2.text = " " + held;
        boolDisplay3.text = " " + held;
    }
}

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI;

public class ButtonInput : MonoBehaviour
{
    public Image graphic;
    public Sprite standard;
    public Sprite downgfx;
    public Sprite upgfx;
    public Sprite heldgfx;
    public Text boolDisplay1;
    public Text boolDisplay2;
    public Text boolDisplay3;

    void Start()
    {
        graphic.sprite = standard;    
    }

    void Update()
    {
        bool down = Input.GetButtonDown("Jump");
        bool held = Input.GetButton("Jump");
        bool up = Input.GetButtonUp("Jump");

        if(down)
        {
            graphic.sprite = downgfx;
        }
        else if (held)
        {
            graphic.sprite = heldgfx;
        }
        else if (up)
        {
            graphic.sprite = upgfx;
        }
        else
        {
            graphic.sprite = standard;
        }

        boolDisplay1.text = " " + down;
        boolDisplay2.text = " " + held;
        boolDisplay3.text = " " + held;
    }
}

GetButton and GetKey

1. GetButton and GetKey

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