KeyboardInkey()

Syntax

String$ = KeyboardInkey()

Returns the last typed character, very useful when easy keyboard input is needed for a game (name in highscore, in game console, etc.).

Example:

  If InitSprite() And InitKeyboard() And OpenScreen(800,600,16,"")
    Repeat
      FlipBuffers()
      ClearScreen(0, 0, 0)
      
      ExamineKeyboard()
      FullText$ + KeyboardInkey()  ; Add the new text to the current one (if any)
      
      ; If we press the 'Back' key, delete the last character
      ;
      If KeyboardReleased(#PB_Key_Back)  
        FullText$ = Left(FullText$, Len(FullText$)-1)
      EndIf

      ; Display the result
      ;
      If StartDrawing(ScreenOutput())
        DrawingMode(1)
        FrontColor(128, 255, 0)
        Locate(20,20) : DrawText("Just type some text...:")
        Locate(20,40) : DrawText(FullText$)
        StopDrawing()
      EndIf
    Until KeyboardPushed(#PB_Key_Escape)
  EndIf

Supported OS

Windows, Linux, MacOS X