_UnhandledInput @event.IsActionPressed() is not capturing continuous input

[iLoveJohnFish]

_UnhandledInput @event.IsActionPressed() is not capturing continuous input

[bs-mwoerner]

• The concept of repeating inputs typically only applies to keyboard keys. I don't think holding down a mouse button is supposed to produce repeated events in Godot (or most other frameworks).
• IsActionPressed() has an allowEcho parameter that's false by default. Unless this is set to true, the method will only match the first event of a (keyboard key) repeat sequence.

To do something repeatedly while a condition is met, you can use a time-based approach via a timer or _PhysicsProcess() where you check the current state of the mouse button via the Input singleton.

[iLoveJohnFish]

That's what i originally thought, however I tried changing the key action to "Key_J"(in my project settings) which is mapped to the 'J' key, and it still produces the same result.

I originally used the Input singleton, but that is simply not an option if i have GUI elements.

I have tried setting 'allowEcho = true', but I am still getting the same result.

Is there any way for me to handle my GUI input and player input seperately? It is a must have for my project.

[bs-mwoerner]

You can do something like this and get repeated 'ui_accept' prints when holding down the Enter key:

func _unhandled_input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
	if event.is_action_pressed("ui_accept", true):
		print('ui_accept')

This will still not repeat for mouse or gamepad buttons, though.

I don't know your particular use case, but the general advice is to process non-GUI input in _unhandled_input, so that it can be overridden by GUI controls. Depending on the type of game, it's also very common to handle player input in _process or _physics_process.