Hi everyone! I wanted to ask you guys a question. I was referred to this website by a friend of mine and I synced this account with my Facebook. I am new to computer programming, but I understand the beginning basics of C++ (i.e. cin, cout, void, float, vector, functions, structures, and so on). I am having difficult making a Snake/Tron-like game, which is why I am going to you guys. So here is my question: How can I make it to where a piece of mine keeps moving while a key is not held down / clicked? I have tried different ways, including the do this while (movement == KEYEVENTF_KEYUP); I need some help and it would really help me if I can get this accomplished.

Thank You Guy and Gals for looking at my post and code.

Sincerely,

-- Zvjezdan Veselinovic
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#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <windows.h> // resize the screen, gotoxy, delay, and so on.
#include <iomanip> // GetAsyncKeyState(), GetKeyState(), and so on.
#include <ctime>
#include <conio.h> // _getch(), _kbhit()

using namespace std;

void Up_arrow() { printf("%c", 30); }
void Down_arrow() { printf("%c", 31); }
void Right_arrow() { printf("%c", 16); }
void Left_arrow() { printf("%c", 17); }

void delay(long seconds) 
{
    clock_t time1 = clock();  // use clock time
    clock_t time2 = time1 + seconds;
    while(time1 < time2)
        time1 = clock();
    return;
}

int gotoxy(int x, int y) // used to make window
{  
    HANDLE hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
    COORD point;
    point.X = x-1;
    point.Y = y-1;     
    SetConsoleCursorPosition(hConsole, point);
    return SetConsoleCursorPosition(hConsole, point);
}

bool hasanykeybeenpressed()
{
    for (int i = 0; i < 255; ++i)
        if (GetAsyncKeyState(i))
            return true;
    return false;
}


bool my_timer(int seconds)
{
    int start_t = time(0);
    start_t %= 1000;
    int end = start_t + seconds; ++end;
    int previous = start_t;
    for(;;)
        {
            int local = time(0);
            local %= 1000;
            if (local > previous)
                {
                    previous = local;
                    int stop = time(0); stop %= 1000;
                    int check = end -stop;
                    if (check < 0)
                        return false;
                    gotoxy(6,1); cout << setw(2) << (check) << flush;
                    if (hasanykeybeenpressed())
                        return true;
                }
        }
    return false;
}

struct Player { int up_arrow, down_arrow, left_arrow, right_arrow; };

int main()
{
    Player first_player;

    gotoxy(1,1); cout << "Time: " << endl;

    srand((unsigned int)time(0));  my_timer(5);


    cout << "Press the up arrow: "; first_player.up_arrow = _getch();
    Up_arrow(); cout << endl;

    if(_kbhit()) // checks to see if a key on the keyboard was hit.
    {
        first_player.up_arrow = _getch();

        if(first_player.up_arrow == GetAsyncKeyState(VK_UP)) // checks if the up arrow is hit.
        {
            first_player.up_arrow = GetAsyncKeyState(VK_UP); // assigns the up arrow to first player's controls.
        }
    }

    cout << "Press the down arrow: "; first_player.down_arrow = _getch();
    Down_arrow(); cout << endl;

    if(_kbhit()) // checks to see if a key on the keyboard was hit.
    {
        first_player.down_arrow = _getch();

        if(first_player.down_arrow == GetAsyncKeyState(VK_DOWN)) // checks if the down arrow is hit.
        {
            first_player.down_arrow = GetAsyncKeyState(VK_DOWN); // assigns the up arrow to first player's controls.
        }
    }

    cout << "Press the left arrow: "; first_player.left_arrow = _getch();
    Left_arrow(); cout << endl;

    if(_kbhit()) // checks to see if a key on the keyboard was hit.
    {
        first_player.left_arrow = _getch();

        if(first_player.left_arrow == GetAsyncKeyState(VK_LEFT)) // checks to see if left arrow is hit.
        {
            first_player.left_arrow = GetAsyncKeyState(VK_LEFT); // assigns the left arrow to first player's controls.
        }
    }

    cout << "Press the right arrow: "; first_player.right_arrow = _getch();
    Right_arrow(); cout << endl;

    if(_kbhit()) // checks to see if a key on the keyboard was hit.
    {
        first_player.right_arrow = _getch();

        if(first_player.right_arrow == GetAsyncKeyState(VK_RIGHT)) // checks to see if right arrow is hit.
        {
            first_player.right_arrow = GetAsyncKeyState(VK_RIGHT); // // assigns the right arrow to first player's controls
        }
    }

    system("cls");
    system("mode 100,50");

    char movement;
    int x = 1, y = 1;

    gotoxy(3,35); cout << "Move your piece: "; movement = _getch();

    if(_kbhit()) // checks to see if a key on the keyboard was hit.
    {
        for(;;) // forever-loop
        {
            movement = _getch();

            if(movement == first_player.up_arrow)
            {
                y -= 1;

                if(y == 0 || y == 30) { goto end_of_program; }
                else gotoxy(x,y); Up_arrow();
            }

            if(movement == first_player.down_arrow)
            {
                y += 1;

                if(y == 0 || y == 30) { goto end_of_program; }
                else gotoxy(x,y); Down_arrow();
            }

            if(movement == first_player.left_arrow)
            {
                x -= 1;

                if(x == 0 || x == 30) { goto end_of_program; }
                else gotoxy(x,y); Left_arrow();
            }

            if(movement == first_player.right_arrow)
            {
                x += 1;

                if(x == 0 || x == 30) { goto end_of_program; }
                else gotoxy(x,y); Right_arrow();
            }

        } // end of forever loop

    } // end of _kbhit()

    end_of_program: gotoxy(3,38); system("pause");
    return 0;
}

Basically you should keep movement state in one separate variable and only touch it when movement affecting keys have been pressed. So you move not only when key is pressed but every tick and key pushed conditions only change the movement variable.

Ok, I just re-read my code and I re-read your comment. Would that work in my forever loop??

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