Game key mapper
Hello,
Can anyone help out with some hints how to build a decent key mapping interface in a game. Basically a game has some default keys pre-set. A user needs to change those keys. What I've been trying so far is a JDialog with a bunch of JTextFields in which they can enter a key. Using a keyListener it interprets the key and I know what they've pressed. The hard part is how to display what they have just entered...
I'm trying to somehow display it in the same text field while erazing the previous input and putting something different and couldn't find anything related yet.
For example when I press left arrow key it should type "Left arrow" and if I press a after that it should erase "Left arrow" and just put "a".
Does anyone know how this could be done?
thanks in advance
Here - I wrote this for you. It is designed to be easy to both add new descriptions of keys, and to associate actions to key presses on a field. You might want to use it directly, or more probably just use it to get ideas about one way of doing it. I decided to avoid using a textfield to make it look a bit nicer, but you might want to make it a bit simpler.
public class KeySetupFrame extends JFrame
public KeySetupFrame()
setupFrame();
public static void main(String[] args)
new KeySetupFrame();
private void setupFrame()
Container c = getContentPane();
c.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
JPanel panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(3,3,10,10));
panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(
BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Select Keys"),
BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10,10,10,10)));
c.add(panel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
Font titleFont = new Font("Comic", Font.PLAIN, 12);
Font keyFont = new Font("Comic", Font.BOLD, 30);
panel.add(new JPanel());
panel.add(new KeyField("Up", UP, titleFont, keyFont));
panel.add(new JPanel());
panel.add(new KeyField("Left", LEFT, titleFont, keyFont));
panel.add(new KeyField("Fire", FIRE, titleFont, keyFont));
panel.add(new KeyField("Right", RIGHT, titleFont, keyFont));
panel.add(new JPanel());
panel.add(new KeyField("Down", DOWN, titleFont, keyFont));
panel.add(new JPanel());
setBounds(600, 900, 600, 300); // bottom right of my screen so my boss can't see that i'm not writing his software
setVisible(true);
// mappings
private static Map keyNames = new HashMap();
static
keyNames.put(new Integer(KeyEvent.VK_LEFT), "Left Arrow"); // need to wrap the key codes
keyNames.put(new Integer(KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT), "Right Arrow");
keyNames.put(new Integer(KeyEvent.VK_UP), "Up Arrow");
keyNames.put(new Integer(KeyEvent.VK_DOWN), "Down Arrow");
keyNames.put(new Integer(KeyEvent.VK_SPACE), "Space Bar");
// inner classes
class KeyField extends JPanel implements KeyListener, MouseListener
KeyField(String name, KeyAction action, Font title, Font key)
controlName = name;
keyAction = action;
titleFont = title;
keyFont = key;
addKeyListener(this);
addMouseListener(this);
public void paint(Graphics g)
// write the name of the control at the top, then a description of the selected key
Dimension size = getSize();
// use top 5th as title
Rectangle titleRect = new Rectangle(0, 0, size.width, size.height / 5);
g.setColor(hasFocus() ? Color.pink : Color.yellow);
g.fillRect(titleRect.x, titleRect.y, titleRect.width, titleRect.height);
g.setColor(Color.black);
g.setFont(titleFont);
Point titleAnchor = getTextAnchor(controlName, g.getFontMetrics(), titleRect);
g.drawString(controlName, titleAnchor.x, titleAnchor.y);
// and the rest for the key depiction
Rectangle keyRect = new Rectangle(0, size.height / 5, size.width, (size.height / 5) * 4);
g.setColor(Color.white);
g.setFont(keyFont);
g.fillRect(keyRect.x, keyRect.y, keyRect.width, keyRect.height);
if(key != null)
g.setColor(Color.green);
Point keyAnchor = getTextAnchor(key, g.getFontMetrics(), keyRect);
g.drawString(key, keyAnchor.x, keyAnchor.y);
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e)
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e)
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e)
// see what string this key is mapped to
Integer keyCode = new Integer(e.getKeyCode());
String mapping = (String)keyNames.get(keyCode);
if(mapping != null)
key = mapping; // if we found a match, store description for the paint method
else
key = String.valueOf(e.getKeyChar()); // if none, then just try to get its char. you might want to do a bit more validation in here
// execute the action
keyAction.executeKeyAction(e.getKeyCode());
// show the changes
repaint();
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e)
requestFocus();
getParent().repaint();
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e)
requestFocus();
getParent().repaint();
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e)
requestFocus();
getParent().repaint();
public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e)
public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e)
private Point getTextAnchor(String text, FontMetrics metrics, Rectangle area)
Dimension textSize = new Dimension(metrics.stringWidth(text), metrics.getHeight());
int xOffset = (area.width - textSize.width) / 2;
int yOffset = (area.height - textSize.height) / 2;
return new Point(xOffset, area.height - yOffset); // remember text is drawn from BOTTOM of rect, so translate
private String controlName;
private KeyAction keyAction;
private Font titleFont;
private Font keyFont;
private String key;
* use implementations of this to perform an action when a key is set. this will be where you call code that sets
* the control options in your code.
* you assign one of these for each field - it's basically a way of attaching an action to a field, and because
* it's an interface you can create new KeyFields that do different things without adjusting the KeyField code. you
* just need to pass in a different implementation of KeyAction.
interface KeyAction
void executeKeyAction(int keyCode);
static KeyAction LEFT = new KeyAction()
public void executeKeyAction(int keyCode)
System.out.println("keyCode: " + keyCode + " selected for LEFT control");
static KeyAction RIGHT = new KeyAction()
public void executeKeyAction(int keyCode)
System.out.println("keyCode: " + keyCode + " selected for RIGHT control");
static KeyAction UP = new KeyAction()
public void executeKeyAction(int keyCode)
System.out.println("keyCode: " + keyCode + " selected for UP control");
static KeyAction DOWN = new KeyAction()
public void executeKeyAction(int keyCode)
System.out.println("keyCode: " + keyCode + " selected for DOWN control");
static KeyAction FIRE = new KeyAction()
public void executeKeyAction(int keyCode)
System.out.println("keyCode: " + keyCode + " selected for FIRE control");
}AND AN UNFORMATTED VERSION THAT YOU CAN CHOP & PASTE
public class KeySetupFrame extends JFrame
public KeySetupFrame()
setupFrame();
public static void main(String[] args)
new KeySetupFrame();
private void setupFrame()
Container c = getContentPane();
c.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
JPanel panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(3,3,10,10));
panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(
BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Select Keys"),
BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10,10,10,10)));
c.add(panel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
Font titleFont = new Font("Comic", Font.PLAIN, 12);
Font keyFont = new Font("Comic", Font.BOLD, 30);
panel.add(new JPanel());
panel.add(new KeyField("Up", UP, titleFont, keyFont));
panel.add(new JPanel());
panel.add(new KeyField("Left", LEFT, titleFont, keyFont));
panel.add(new KeyField("Fire", FIRE, titleFont, keyFont));
panel.add(new KeyField("Right", RIGHT, titleFont, keyFont));
panel.add(new JPanel());
panel.add(new KeyField("Down", DOWN, titleFont, keyFont));
panel.add(new JPanel());
setBounds(600, 900, 600, 300); // bottom right of my screen so my boss can't see that i'm not writing his software
setVisible(true);
// mappings
private static Map keyNames = new HashMap();
static
keyNames.put(new Integer(KeyEvent.VK_LEFT), "Left Arrow"); // need to wrap the key codes
keyNames.put(new Integer(KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT), "Right Arrow");
keyNames.put(new Integer(KeyEvent.VK_UP), "Up Arrow");
keyNames.put(new Integer(KeyEvent.VK_DOWN), "Down Arrow");
keyNames.put(new Integer(KeyEvent.VK_SPACE), "Space Bar");
// inner classes
class KeyField extends JPanel implements KeyListener, MouseListener
KeyField(String name, KeyAction action, Font title, Font key)
controlName = name;
keyAction = action;
titleFont = title;
keyFont = key;
addKeyListener(this);
addMouseListener(this);
public void paint(Graphics g)
// write the name of the control at the top, then a description of the selected key
Dimension size = getSize();
// use top 5th as title
Rectangle titleRect = new Rectangle(0, 0, size.width, size.height / 5);
g.setColor(hasFocus() ? Color.pink : Color.yellow);
g.fillRect(titleRect.x, titleRect.y, titleRect.width, titleRect.height);
g.setColor(Color.black);
g.setFont(titleFont);
Point titleAnchor = getTextAnchor(controlName, g.getFontMetrics(), titleRect);
g.drawString(controlName, titleAnchor.x, titleAnchor.y);
// and the rest for the key depiction
Rectangle keyRect = new Rectangle(0, size.height / 5, size.width, (size.height / 5) * 4);
g.setColor(Color.white);
g.setFont(keyFont);
g.fillRect(keyRect.x, keyRect.y, keyRect.width, keyRect.height);
if(key != null)
g.setColor(Color.green);
Point keyAnchor = getTextAnchor(key, g.getFontMetrics(), keyRect);
g.drawString(key, keyAnchor.x, keyAnchor.y);
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e)
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e)
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e)
// see what string this key is mapped to
Integer keyCode = new Integer(e.getKeyCode());
String mapping = (String)keyNames.get(keyCode);
if(mapping != null)
key = mapping; // if we found a match, store description for the paint method
else
key = String.valueOf(e.getKeyChar()); // if none, then just try to get its char. you might want to do a bit more validation in here
// execute the action
keyAction.executeKeyAction(e.getKeyCode());
// show the changes
repaint();
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e)
requestFocus();
getParent().repaint();
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e)
requestFocus();
getParent().repaint();
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e)
requestFocus();
getParent().repaint();
public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e)
public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e)
private Point getTextAnchor(String text, FontMetrics metrics, Rectangle area)
Dimension textSize = new Dimension(metrics.stringWidth(text), metrics.getHeight());
int xOffset = (area.width - textSize.width) / 2;
int yOffset = (area.height - textSize.height) / 2;
return new Point(xOffset, area.height - yOffset); // remember text is drawn from BOTTOM of rect, so translate
private String controlName;
private KeyAction keyAction;
private Font titleFont;
private Font keyFont;
private String key;
* use implementations of this to perform an action when a key is set. this will be where you call code that sets
* the control options in your code.
* you assign one of these for each field - it's basically a way of attaching an action to a field, and because
* it's an interface you can create new KeyFields that do different things without adjusting the KeyField code. you
* just need to pass in a different implementation of KeyAction.
interface KeyAction
void executeKeyAction(int keyCode);
static KeyAction LEFT = new KeyAction()
public void executeKeyAction(int keyCode)
System.out.println("keyCode: " + keyCode + " selected for LEFT control");
static KeyAction RIGHT = new KeyAction()
public void executeKeyAction(int keyCode)
System.out.println("keyCode: " + keyCode + " selected for RIGHT control");
static KeyAction UP = new KeyAction()
public void executeKeyAction(int keyCode)
System.out.println("keyCode: " + keyCode + " selected for UP control");
static KeyAction DOWN = new KeyAction()
public void executeKeyAction(int keyCode)
System.out.println("keyCode: " + keyCode + " selected for DOWN control");
static KeyAction FIRE = new KeyAction()
public void executeKeyAction(int keyCode)
System.out.println("keyCode: " + keyCode + " selected for FIRE control");
Should run straight out of the box. Ain't java great?
hth.
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Hello everyone, i just came here to ask how to add a high score feature in as3 for android and ios. I want it to display on the main menu of the game. Heres my main file (game.as). I am wondering how i would implement it into that? (as you can see i have tried but failed...) please point me in the right direction on this one I want it to display in a dynamic text field called "bestScore" in a movieclip called "HighScore" the instance name of HighScore is bestScore so idk lol. Im new to as3... My score is in a movieclip called "Score" and the dynamic text field is "scoreDisplay" and the instance name is "gameScore" If that helps. Heres my game.as:
[as]
package
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;
import flash.ui.Mouse;
import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
import flash.ui.Keyboard;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.media.SoundChannel;
import flash.net.SharedObject;
public class Game extends MovieClip
static var ship:MovieClip;
static var healthMeter:HealthMeter;
static var score:Score;
static var highScore:HighScore;
static var enemyShipTimer:Timer;
static var gameOverMenu:GameOverMenu;
static var startMenu:StartMenu;
static var startButton:StartButton;
static var pauseButton:PauseButton;
static var playButton:PlayButton;
static var mainMenuButton:MainMenuButton;
public var currentValue:Number;
public var sharedObject:SharedObject;
public function Game()
Key.initialize(stage);
ship = new Ship();
healthMeter = new HealthMeter();
var score:Score = new Score();
var highScore:HighScore = new HighScore();
addChild(score);
addChild(highScore);
gameScore.visible = false;
bestScore.visible = true;
healthMeter.x = 2.5;
healthMeter.y = 576;
gameOverMenu = new GameOverMenu();
gameOverMenu.x = 217;
gameOverMenu.y = 244;
addChild(gameOverMenu);
gameOverMenu.visible = false;
gameOverMenu.playAgainButton.addEventListener("mouseDown", newGame);
startMenu = new StartMenu();
mainMenuButton = new MainMenuButton();
startButton = new StartButton();
startMenu.x = 151;
startMenu.y = 111;
startButton.x = 93;
startButton.y = 426;
mainMenuButton.x = 656;
mainMenuButton.y = 483;
addChild(mainMenuButton);
mainMenuButton.visible = false;
stage.addChildAt(startMenu, 0);
addChild(startButton);
startMenu.visible = true;
startButton.visible = true;
startMenu.visible = true;
startButton.addEventListener("mouseDown", newGame);
mainMenuButton.addEventListener("mouseDown", mainMenu);
pauseButton = new PauseButton();
pauseButton.x = 896;
pauseButton.y = 63;
pauseButton.addEventListener("mouseDown", PauseGame);
playButton = new PlayButton();
playButton.x = 896;
playButton.y = 63;
addChild(playButton);
playButton.visible = false;
playButton.addEventListener("mouseDown", PlayGame);
static function gameOver()
mainMenuButton.visible = true;
healthMeter.visible = false;
pauseButton.visible = false;
gameOverMenu.visible = true;
enemyShipTimer.stop();
for (var i in EnemyShip.list)
EnemyShip.list[i].kill();
ship.takeDamage(-ship.maxHealth);
function newGame(e:Event)
addEventListener(Event.DEACTIVATE, PauseGame);
bestScore.visible = false;
gameScore.visible = true;
addChild(pauseButton);
addChild(healthMeter);
addChild(mainMenuButton);
enemyShipTimer = new Timer(750);
enemyShipTimer.addEventListener("timer", sendEnemy);
addChild(ship);
healthMeter.visible = true;
startMenu.visible = false;
mainMenuButton.visible = false;
startButton.visible = false;
healthMeter.visible = true;
pauseButton.visible = true;
playButton.visible = false;
gameOverMenu.visible = false;
ship.visible = true;
ship.x = 367;
ship.y = 542;
enemyShipTimer.start();
currentValue = 0;
updateDisplay();
function mainMenu(e:Event)
removeEventListener(Event.DEACTIVATE, PauseGame);
bestScore.visible = true;
gameScore.visible = false;
removeChild(mainMenuButton);
removeChild(ship);
healthMeter.visible = false;
startMenu.visible = true;
mainMenuButton.visible = false;
startButton.visible = true;
healthMeter.visible = false;
pauseButton.visible = false;
playButton.visible = false;
ship.takeDamage(ship.maxHealth);
gameOverMenu.visible = false;
function PauseGame(e:Event)
enemyShipTimer.removeEventListener("timer", sendEnemy);
stage.frameRate = 0;//
pauseButton.visible = false;
playButton.visible = true;
function PlayGame(e:Event)
enemyShipTimer.addEventListener("timer", sendEnemy);
stage.frameRate = 30;//
pauseButton.visible = true;
playButton.visible = false;
public function Counter()
reset();
function sendEnemy(e:Event)
var enemy = new EnemyShip();
stage.addChildAt(enemy, 0);
addToValue(1);
function addToValue( amountToAdd:Number ):void
currentValue = currentValue + amountToAdd;
updateDisplay();
function setValue( amount:Number ):void
currentValue = amount;
updateDisplay();
function reset():void
currentValue = 0;
updateDisplay();
function updateDisplay():void
gameScore.scoreDisplay.text = currentValue.toString();
function getFinalScore():Number
return gameScore.currentValue;
public function GameOverScreen()
sharedObject = SharedObject.getLocal("natdScores");
public function setFinalScore( scoreValue:Number ):void
gameScore.text = scoreValue.toString();
if (sharedObject.data.bestScore == null)
sharedObject.data.bestScore = scoreValue;
else if ( scoreValue > sharedObject.data.bestScore )
sharedObject.data.bestScore = scoreValue;
bestScore.text = sharedObject.data.bestScore.toString();
sharedObject.flush();
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Thanks in advance
-Benhello again, i added that code to the updatedisplay function with the currentValue.toString(); because putting a number there would achieve nothing here, and it works, but it doesnt save the highest score. whatever score is the last score it puts it there, becoming like a last score than a high score feature. heres my game.as again with your help
[as]
package
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;
import flash.ui.Mouse;
import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
import flash.ui.Keyboard;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.media.SoundChannel;
import flash.net.SharedObject;
import flash.text.TextField;
public class Game extends MovieClip
static var ship:MovieClip;
static var healthMeter:HealthMeter;
static var score:Score;
static var highScore:HighScore;
static var enemyShipTimer:Timer;
static var gameOverMenu:GameOverMenu;
static var startMenu:StartMenu;
static var startButton:StartButton;
static var pauseButton:PauseButton;
static var playButton:PlayButton;
static var mainMenuButton:MainMenuButton;
public var currentValue:Number;
public var sharedObject:SharedObject;
public function Game()
Key.initialize(stage);
ship = new Ship();
healthMeter = new HealthMeter();
var score:Score = new Score();
var highScore:HighScore = new HighScore();
addChild(score);
addChild(highScore);
gameScore.visible = false;
bestScore.visible = true;
healthMeter.x = 2.5;
healthMeter.y = 576;
gameOverMenu = new GameOverMenu();
gameOverMenu.x = 217;
gameOverMenu.y = 244;
addChild(gameOverMenu);
gameOverMenu.visible = false;
gameOverMenu.playAgainButton.addEventListener("mouseDown", newGame);
startMenu = new StartMenu();
mainMenuButton = new MainMenuButton();
startButton = new StartButton();
startMenu.x = 151;
startMenu.y = 111;
startButton.x = 93;
startButton.y = 426;
mainMenuButton.x = 656;
mainMenuButton.y = 483;
addChild(mainMenuButton);
mainMenuButton.visible = false;
stage.addChildAt(startMenu, 0);
addChild(startButton);
startMenu.visible = true;
startButton.visible = true;
startMenu.visible = true;
startButton.addEventListener("mouseDown", newGame);
mainMenuButton.addEventListener("mouseDown", mainMenu);
pauseButton = new PauseButton();
pauseButton.x = 896;
pauseButton.y = 63;
pauseButton.addEventListener("mouseDown", PauseGame);
playButton = new PlayButton();
playButton.x = 896;
playButton.y = 63;
addChild(playButton);
playButton.visible = false;
playButton.addEventListener("mouseDown", PlayGame);
static function gameOver()
mainMenuButton.visible = true;
healthMeter.visible = false;
pauseButton.visible = false;
gameOverMenu.visible = true;
enemyShipTimer.stop();
for (var i in EnemyShip.list)
EnemyShip.list[i].kill();
ship.takeDamage(-ship.maxHealth);
function newGame(e:Event)
addEventListener(Event.DEACTIVATE, PauseGame);
bestScore.visible = false;
gameScore.visible = true;
addChild(pauseButton);
addChild(healthMeter);
addChild(mainMenuButton);
enemyShipTimer = new Timer(750);
enemyShipTimer.addEventListener("timer", sendEnemy);
addChild(ship);
healthMeter.visible = true;
startMenu.visible = false;
mainMenuButton.visible = false;
startButton.visible = false;
healthMeter.visible = true;
pauseButton.visible = true;
playButton.visible = false;
gameOverMenu.visible = false;
ship.visible = true;
ship.x = 367;
ship.y = 542;
enemyShipTimer.start();
currentValue = 0;
updateDisplay();
function mainMenu(e:Event)
removeEventListener(Event.DEACTIVATE, PauseGame);
bestScore.visible = true;
gameScore.visible = false;
removeChild(mainMenuButton);
removeChild(ship);
healthMeter.visible = false;
startMenu.visible = true;
mainMenuButton.visible = false;
startButton.visible = true;
healthMeter.visible = false;
pauseButton.visible = false;
playButton.visible = false;
ship.takeDamage(ship.maxHealth);
gameOverMenu.visible = false;
function PauseGame(e:Event)
enemyShipTimer.removeEventListener("timer", sendEnemy);
stage.frameRate = 0;//
pauseButton.visible = false;
playButton.visible = true;
function PlayGame(e:Event)
enemyShipTimer.addEventListener("timer", sendEnemy);
stage.frameRate = 30;//
pauseButton.visible = true;
playButton.visible = false;
public function Counter()
reset();
function sendEnemy(e:Event)
var enemy = new EnemyShip();
stage.addChildAt(enemy, 0);
addToValue(1);
function addToValue( amountToAdd:Number ):void
currentValue = currentValue + amountToAdd;
updateDisplay();
function setValue( amount:Number ):void
currentValue = amount;
updateDisplay();
function reset():void
currentValue = 0;
updateDisplay();
public function updateDisplay():void
TextField(gameScore.getChildByName("scoreDisplay")).text = currentValue.toString();
TextField(bestScore.getChildByName("bestScore")).text = currentValue.toString();
function getFinalScore()
return gameScore.currentValue;
public function GameOverScreen()
sharedObject = SharedObject.getLocal("natdScores");
public function setFinalScore( scoreValue:Number ):void
gameScore.text = scoreValue.toString();
if (sharedObject.data.bestScore == null)
sharedObject.data.bestScore = scoreValue;
else if ( scoreValue > sharedObject.data.bestScore )
sharedObject.data.bestScore = scoreValue;
bestScore.text = sharedObject.data.bestScore.toString();
sharedObject.flush();
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