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NIL buttons.read ()
 Read the press of the buttons, saving the results in boolean constants. Thus, to determine whether you have pressed the R key, for example, will check the state of buttons.r constants directly. This is the list of the avaible constants: More...
 
NIL buttons.interval (NUMBER delay, NUMBER interval)
 Activate the function Autorepeat. More...
 
NIL buttons.interval ()
 Disables the function Autorepeat. More...
 
NUMBER buttons.waitforkey ()
 Stop the script execution until a control is pressed. More...
 
NIL buttons.waitforkey (NUMBER key)
 Stop the script execution until the indicated control is pressed (is not possible to use a control combination). More...
 
NIL buttons.analogtodpad (NUMBER deadzone)
 Active the analog to digital control conversion (disabled as default). When is enabled and the analog moves enough, the console "will think" it's pressing the corresponding digital directional button. More...
 
NIL buttons.homepopup (NUMBER state)
 Disable/enable the homescreen. More...
 
NUMBER buttons.assign ()
 It allows to know the allocation button. More...
 

Detailed Description

Physical controls managing.

Function Documentation

NIL buttons.read ( )

Read the press of the buttons, saving the results in boolean constants. Thus, to determine whether you have pressed the R key, for example, will check the state of buttons.r constants directly. This is the list of the avaible constants:

  • select
  • start
  • up
  • down
  • left
  • l
  • r
  • triangle
  • circle
  • cross
  • square
  • hold
  • play (in the wired control).
  • forward (in the wired control).
  • back (in the wired control).
  • volup (in the wired control).
  • voldown (in the wired control).
  • hold (in the wired control).
  • wlan (switch WiFi).
  • rmexists (detects if the wired control is connected).
  • analogx
  • analogy
    • released (newly released buttons)
      • Same previous constants, but wlan, rmexists, analogx and analogy.
    • held (buttons are held pressed)
      • Same previous constants, but wlan, rmexists, analogx and analogy.

	  msg, contador = true, 0	--2 simple variables...

	  while true do
		buttons.read()	--That's it... reading the buttons

		  if buttons.cross then msg = not msg end	--Simple X pulsation
			if buttons.held.up then contador = contador + 1 end	--arrows held pulsation
			if buttons.held.down then contador = contador - 1 end
		  if buttons.released.start then break end	--press & release Start to exit

		  if msg then screen.print(5, 35, "Press X to make me invisible/visible!" ) end
			screen.print(5, 5, "Up/Down to modify the counter\ncurrent value: "..contador)
			  screen.print(5, 50, "Analog\nX: "..buttons.analogx.. "\nY: "..buttons.analogy)
			screen.print(5, 95, "Press Start to exit")

		screen.flip()
	  end
Note
As you can see, analogx and analogy aren't boolean, they're numbers from -128 to 127 which represents the position of the analog controller. Positive is right (for X) and down (for Y).
Returns
Nothing.
NIL buttons.interval ( NUMBER  delay,
NUMBER  interval 
)

Activate the function Autorepeat.

Parameters
delayIt is the delay measured in cycles (A typical value here is 40).
intervalIt is the repeat interval measured in cycles (A typical value here is 10).
Note
Typical keys the user would expect to be auto-repeated are: up, down, right, left, L and R.
Returns
Nothing.
NIL buttons.interval ( )

Disables the function Autorepeat.

Returns
Nothing.
NUMBER buttons.waitforkey ( )

Stop the script execution until a control is pressed.

Returns
Numerical code belonging to the control that is pressed (Same as the constants).
NIL buttons.waitforkey ( NUMBER  key)

Stop the script execution until the indicated control is pressed (is not possible to use a control combination).

Parameters
keySome of these constants(in parentheses their numeric values):
  • __SELECT (1)
  • __START (4)
  • __UP (5)
  • __RIGHT (6)
  • __DOWN (7)
  • __LEFT (8)
  • __L (9)
  • __R (10)
  • __TRIANGLE (13)
  • __CIRCLE (14)
  • __CROSS (15)
  • __SQUARE (16)
  • __HOLD (18)
Returns
Nothing.
NIL buttons.analogtodpad ( NUMBER  deadzone)

Active the analog to digital control conversion (disabled as default). When is enabled and the analog moves enough, the console "will think" it's pressing the corresponding digital directional button.

Parameters
deadzoneSensitivity of the conversion, a number from 1 to 127 (while number is higher the sensitivity is lower. A common value is 30). Ignoring this argument (or value 0) will disable the conversion.
Returns
Nothing
NIL buttons.homepopup ( NUMBER  state)

Disable/enable the homescreen.

Parameters
state2 options:
  • 0: Disable the homescreen.
  • 1: Enable the homescreen.
Returns
Nothing.
NUMBER buttons.assign ( )

It allows to know the allocation button.

Returns
1. If the button assignment is X or 0 if the button assignment is or.