KeyboardInkey()

Syntax

String$ = KeyboardInkey()

Returns the last typed character, very useful when efficient keyboard input is required within a gaming application, such as the name in highscore, in game console, etc.).

Example:

  If InitSprite() And InitKeyboard() And OpenScreen(800,600,16,"")
    Repeat
      FlipBuffers()
      ClearScreen(RGB(0, 0, 0))

      ExamineKeyboard()
      FullText$ + KeyboardInkey()  ; Add the new text to the current one (if any)

      ; If we press the 'Back' key, we will 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(RGB(128, 255, 0))
        DrawText(20, 20, "Just type some text...:")
        DrawText(20, 40, FullText$)
        StopDrawing()
      EndIf
    Until KeyboardPushed(#PB_Key_Escape)
  EndIf

Supported OS

All