Thread: SDL C++ Check for a key that is hold down?

Hi! I'm using SDL to try to create a Run and Shoot game. But I do not know how to check if a key is down while the user is HOLDING it.

I do know how to check if a key was pressed.

I have tried with the "event.key.keysym.sym" and "Uint8 *keystate = GetKeyState(NULL)" both worked to check if a key was down but I thought that the GetKeyState(); Function would even check when a key where HELD down

My idea of this is that I want my player to move while holding down left or right arrow. So I did something like:

Code:

    Uint8 *keystate = GetKeyState(NULL);
    
    if (keystate[SDLK_RIGHT])
    {
         apply_surface(x++, y, player, screen);
    }

Can someone help me out. Just let me know how to check if a key is held down? Please!

Take a look at this

The above link says that you first need to call "SDL_PumpEvents()" before calling "SDL_GetKeyState()".