addEventListener

[locbtran]

I'm trying to build a game.
When I press the spacebar, it would trigger an event and fire some bullets
What I would like it to do is, constantly firing the bullets and not need to press on the spacebar.
Is there a function for this.

My alternate method is to use an infinite loop but this is bad programming.
Is there an alternate method??


Here's my code:

function keyDown(e) {
   if (e.keyCode == 32) {
	alert("bow bow!!");
   }
}
document.addEventListener("keydown", keyDown, false);

[BlueGhost]

I think you want to use a timer, look at setInterval and clearInterval.
Trigger the clearInterval on the keyup event and the setInterval on the keydown.

helpful link: http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_timing.asp