04-16-2007, 09:00 AM
The reason people didn't use it in QB as much is because it wasn't included in QB.
Inkey is good for like, typing in a line, multikey is better for real-time input handling, like using an arrow key to move a character.
Multikey is faster, because inkey uses strings, which does introduce some overhead. Multikey is integer codes.
Also, multiple keypresses are somewhat limited, due to standard keyboard drivers, you usually can't hold more than 3 keys down before new ones simply won't register. Not a FB bug, a keyboard driver limitation.
Inkey is good for like, typing in a line, multikey is better for real-time input handling, like using an arrow key to move a character.
Multikey is faster, because inkey uses strings, which does introduce some overhead. Multikey is integer codes.
Also, multiple keypresses are somewhat limited, due to standard keyboard drivers, you usually can't hold more than 3 keys down before new ones simply won't register. Not a FB bug, a keyboard driver limitation.