Thread: using function keys

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    using function keys

    I was wondering on how to implement function keys (F1, F2) into a menu selection. At the moment, i'm using case to select between different options (a, b, c etc). I want to be able to make use of F1 and so on as well......This is my first time in c++ programming, so could u please make it as simple as possible....thanks

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    What do you mean? a hotkey?
    if so you could use something like
    Code:
    if(GetAsyncKeyState(VK_F1))

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    note for that you need the windows.h header

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    If your OS is Windows then sure, you can use GetAsyncKeyState.
    Quote Originally Posted by cgod
    What do you mean? a hotkey?
    if so you could use something like
    Code:
    if(GetAsyncKeyState(VK_F1))
    Pay attention cgod!
    MSDN:
    Code:
    SHORT GetAsyncKeyState(
      int vKey   // virtual-key code
    );
    Return Values
    If the function succeeds, the return value specifies whether the key was pressed since the last call to GetAsyncKeyState, and whether the key is currently up or down. If the most significant bit is set, the key is down, and if the least significant bit is set, the key was pressed after the previous call to GetAsyncKeyState

    So test for F1 should be:
    Code:
    if (GetAsyncKeyState ( VK_F1 ) & SHRT_MAX)
    See
    http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/...&id=1043284392
    for example!
    Last edited by Micko; 03-19-2005 at 06:21 PM.
    Gotta love the "please fix this for me, but I'm not going to tell you which functions we're allowed to use" posts.
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