if (keyPressed == true)

NoName

String name = " " ;

void setup(){
  size(500,500);
  background(0);
}

void draw(){
  fill(255);
  strokeWeight(20);
  text(name,200,200); 
  if (keyPressed == true) {
      delay(220);
      name = name + key;
    }
}

i'd like to stop the name for 10 letters, is it possible ?

Chrisir

if(name.length()<10) {

NoName

omg thank you ^^

Chrisir

;-)

koogs

Using delay is usually a bad idea. You are using it here to slow down the key repeat.

Look at keyPressed (), the method, instead

NoName

should i change the frameRate ?

NoName

String name = " " ;

void setup() {
  size(500, 500);
  background(0);
  frameRate(10);
}

void draw() {
  fill(255);
  textSize(20);
  text(name, 200, 200); 
  if (keyPressed == true) {
    name = name + key;
  }
}

Better ?

Chrisir

No, don't use framerate either

Instead: use the function keyPressed instead of the variable of the same name

void keyPressed () {

       name=name+key; 

}

jeremydouglass

i'd like to stop the name for 10 letters, is it possible ?

What does this mean? Do you mean that, after 10 key-presses, you wish to stop accepting more keys?

@Chrisir gave you the solution -- you can combine it with your keypress:

if (keyPressed == true && name.length()<10) {
  name = name + key;
}

Or, outside draw():

void keyPressed () {
  if (name.length()<10) {
    name = name + key;
  }
}

NoName

omg i am so dumb xD thanks Chrisir it's much better

Jeremy yes thanks I have already change it on my sketch ;)

Chrisir

this

 name = name + key;

is the same as

     name += key;

This (although you don't use it anymore) :

    if (keyPressed == true) {

same as

  if (keyPressed) {

NoName

okay i'll change it later !

NoName

but i did this to erase my name

  void keyPressed() {     
          if (name.length() < 10 && key != CODED && key != BACKSPACE) {
            name += key;
          } else if (key == BACKSPACE && name.length() > 0) {
            name = name.substring (0, max(0, name.length()-1));
          }
  }

Chrisir

well done!

Chrisir

keyPressed must be with small letter at beginning (otherwise it's not called automatically)

NoName

:p :D

Chrisir

;-)