hi,
i know this will be pretty simple for most of you but i am a beginner. i am trying to animate a sprite to walk when i press the arrow key. when the arrow key is pressed the sprite moves across the stage but does not animate (simulate walking) until the button is released.this is the code:
//define variables, false by default
var keyLeft:Boolean;
var keyRight:Boolean;
//add keyboard event listeners to the stage that listen for keyboard key presses
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN,keyDownFunction);
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_UP,keyUpFunction);
//give you motion whenever keyLeft or keyRight is set to true;
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,moveObject);
//when key is pressed down
function keyDownFunction(evt:KeyboardEvent) {
if (evt.keyCode == 37) {
keyLeft = true;
}
if (evt.keyCode == 39) {
keyRight = true;
}
}
function keyUpFunction(evt:KeyboardEvent) {
if (evt.keyCode == 37) {
keyLeft = false;
}
if (evt.keyCode == 39) {
keyRight = false;
}
}
//comes into play whenver keyLeft or keyRight is set to true
function moveObject(evt:Event) {
if (keyLeft) {
ryu_mc.x -= 5;
ryu_mc.gotoAndStop('walking')
} else if (keyRight) {
ryu_mc.x += 5;
ryu_mc.gotoAndStop(“walking”);
}
}
any help would be appreciated. cheers.
