Is it possible to read a pressed Key in a lua Script?

[Airbuspilot]

Please allow me to ask another Question regarding lua Scripting.

In my Script i want to determine, which Key on the Keyboard is pressed.
Let's say for the Keyboard Letter S. I want to do the Following.
If Key S is pressed then
     Do something
else
     If Key S is released then
            Do something else
     end
end

I know about the Key Assignments in the FSUIPC Menu. But i need to do some individual Things when a Key is pressed or released.
Is it possible, to handle the Keypresses in a lua Script? I know, that i can simulate Keypresses with the ipc.keypress Command. But i need to read,
which Key is pressed. Is there a similar Command available to do this Task?

Thanks in Advance for your Help.
Joachim
 

[John Dowson]

You don't do things like that really...
There are two choices:
   - capture the key press/release event using event.key. The lua script needs to be running to do this - such scripts are usually auto-started,
   - have two lua scripts, and assign one to be called/ran on the key press, and the other to be ran on the key release

Using events is the preferred method and will be quicker than having two separate scripts,

[Airbuspilot]

Thanks for the Reply and the useful Informations.

[kaha]

If you really want to read a button state you can do it like this:

 

Button_C_Mask = ipc.buttons("C")
if logic.And(Button_C_Mask, 0x8000000) == 0x8000000 then	

 

Karl

[John Dowson]

1 hour ago, kaha said:

If you really want to read a button state you can do it like this:

Button_C_Mask = ipc.buttons("C")
if logic.And(Button_C_Mask, 0x8000000) == 0x8000000 then	

Its the state of a key he wants to read, not a button.

[kaha]

I see.