key event

key; Event
	Returns; keycode : number The keycode of the key being pressed; held : boolean Wether or not the key was already pressed earlier and is currently being held down;
Source	CC:Tweaked

Occurs every time the user presses down a key or when a key is being repeated because it's being held down.

ExampleUsing key event

Showing what key the user is interacting with and telling if it's being held down.

Code

<nowiki>
while true do
  local event, key_code, being_hold = os.pullEvent("key")

  if being_hold then
    print("The player is holding", keys.getName(key_code), "down.")
  else
    print("The player pressed", keys.getName(key_code))
end
    </nowiki>

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