Help me on capturing arrow keys, please!!!!!!

[deBUGger]

Hi everyone!

 

I'm developing the arcanoid game for a subject at uni, and I can already make te paddle move to the left and right, but somehow I can't manage to do it with the reft and right arrow keys, I have to use other keys...

 

Can anyone tell me how can that be done? the code I'm using is this one:

 

Private Sub Form1_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles MyBase.KeyDown

If e.KeyCode = Keys.P Then

plataforma.mover(xr, (xr + 5))

xr = xr + 5

ElseIf e.KeyCode = Keys.Q Then

plataforma.mover(xr, (xr - 5))

xr = xr - 5

End If

End Sub

 

 

Thanks in advance!

[mutant]

Using Keys.Left or Keys.Right instead of others should work.

How did you attempt to make it work using the arrows?

[deBUGger]

I did exactly like that and the stupid paddle won't move... at least not with the Keys.Left and Keys.Right... That's strange but true...

[splice]

match on e.KeyValue() instead

 

To figure out what key it's mapped to just do a Console.WriteLine(e.KeyValue())

[p_dog_2007]

re:

 

hey i had the same problem, its prably because your using the keypress event for some reason the arrow keys dont work with keypress.

 

solution: Use keydown event not keypress

 

hope that helps

[Iceplug]

Looks like he's using the KeyDown event already. :-\

 

debugger: Try adding

 

Else

MessageBox.Show("At least the event still fires for the keys.")

 

before the End If and see if the MessageBox still shows. :)

[ThePentiumGuy]

i think it's because he has a label or a command button or something on the form and its taking the default focus

[hog]

ThePentiumGuy yep I was cayght out like this for a while, drove me nuts til I realise what was going on:)

[ThePentiumGuy]

oh yah, here's a tip for you, deBUGger

 

take that button, label or whatever, and put it in a groupbox, that way it wont interfere with the form's default focus ;)

[deBUGger]

Yeah, people!!! Thanks for your help! And to ThePentiumGuy, you are very right, it's the button focus that is getting on the way! I tried the code again without the button in the form, and it worked! And I sure will try what you said! thank you all! :cool: :D