Game Controllers
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Pressing the button can move the red block:
Master everything
Now we want to control the red block.
Add four buttons: up, down, left, right.
Write a function for each button to move the component in the selected direction.
at component in the constructor, creating two new properties and naming them speedX and speedY. These properties are used as speed indicators.
at component to add a new named newPos() the function, which uses speedX and speedY properties.
Before drawing the component, change the component's position from updateGameArea Function Call newPos Function：
instance
<script>
function component(width, height, color, x, y) {
this.width = width;
this.height = height;
this.speedX = 0;
this.speedY = 0;
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
this.update = function() {
ctx = myGameArea.context;
ctx.fillStyle = color;
ctx.fillRect(this.x, this.y, this.width, this.height);
}
this.newPos = function() {
this.x += this.speedX;
this.y += this.speedY;
}
}
function updateGameArea() {
myGameArea.clear();
myGamePiece.newPos();
myGamePiece.update();
}
function moveup() {
myGamePiece.speedY -= 1;
}
function movedown() {
myGamePiece.speedY += 1;
}
function moveleft() {
myGamePiece.speedX -= 1;
}
function moveright() {
myGamePiece.speedX += 1;
}
</script>
<button onclick="moveup()">UP</button>
<button onclick="movedown()">DOWN</button>
<button onclick="moveleft()">LEFT</button>
<button onclick="moveright()">RIGHT</button>
Stop moving
If needed, you can stop the red block when the button is released.
Add a function to set the speed indicator to 0.
To handle both normal screens and touch screens, we will add code for both types of devices:
instance
function stopMove() {
myGamePiece.speedX = 0;
myGamePiece.speedY = 0;
}
</script>
<button onmousedown="moveup()" onmouseup="stopMove()" ontouchstart="moveup()">UP</button>
<button onmousedown="movedown()" onmouseup="stopMove()" ontouchstart="movedown()">DOWN</button>
<button onmousedown="moveleft()" onmouseup="stopMove()" ontouchstart="moveleft()">LEFT</button>
<button onmousedown="moveright()" onmouseup="stopMove()" ontouchstart="moveright()">RIGHT</button>
Keyboard as a controller
We can also control the red block with the directional keys on the keyboard.
create a method to check if a key is pressed and set myGameArea object's key Property is set to key code. When the key is released, the key Property is set to false:
instance
var myGameArea = {
canvas : document.createElement("canvas"),
start : function() {
this.canvas.width = 480;
this.canvas.height = 270;
this.context = this.canvas.getContext("2d");
document.body.insertBefore(this.canvas, document.body.childNodes[0]);
this.interval = setInterval(updateGameArea, 20);
window.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
myGameArea.key = e.keyCode;
})
window.addEventListener('keyup', function (e) {
myGameArea.key = false;
})
},
clear : function(){
this.context.clearRect(0, 0, this.canvas.width, this.canvas.height);
}
}
myGameArea.key = false;
instance
function updateGameArea() {
myGameArea.clear();
myGamePiece.speedX = 0;
myGamePiece.speedY = 0;
So, if one of the arrow keys is pressed, we can move the red block:
if (myGameArea.key && myGameArea.key == 37) {myGamePiece.speedX = -1; }
if (myGameArea.key && myGameArea.key == 39) {myGamePiece.speedX = 1; }
if (myGameArea.key && myGameArea.key == 38) {myGamePiece.speedY = -1; }
myGamePiece.newPos();
myGamePiece.update();
}
if (myGameArea.key && myGameArea.key == 40) {myGamePiece.speedY = 1; }
Pressing multiple keys
What if multiple keys are pressed at the same time?
In the above example, the component can only move horizontally or vertically. Now we want the component to be able to move diagonally as well. myGameArea An object is created for keys in the array, and an element is inserted for each key pressed, and its value is set to true，the value remains true until the key is no longer pressed, and the value is keyup The event listener function changes to false:
instance
var myGameArea = {
canvas : document.createElement("canvas"),
start : function() {
this.canvas.width = 480;
this.canvas.height = 270;
this.context = this.canvas.getContext("2d");
document.body.insertBefore(this.canvas, document.body.childNodes[0]);
this.interval = setInterval(updateGameArea, 20);
window.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
myGameArea.keys = (myGameArea.keys || []);
myGameArea.keys[e.keyCode] = true;
})
window.addEventListener('keyup', function (e) {
myGameArea.keys[e.keyCode] = false;
})
},
clear : function(){
this.context.clearRect(0, 0, this.canvas.width, this.canvas.height);
}
}
function updateGameArea() {
myGameArea.clear();
myGamePiece.speedX = 0;
myGamePiece.speedY = 0;
if (myGameArea.keys && myGameArea.keys[37]) {myGamePiece.speedX = -1; }
if (myGameArea.keys && myGameArea.keys[39]) {myGamePiece.speedX = 1; }
if (myGameArea.keys && myGameArea.keys[38]) {myGamePiece.speedY = -1; }
if (myGameArea.keys && myGameArea.keys[40]) {myGamePiece.speedY = 1; }
myGamePiece.newPos();
myGamePiece.update();
}
Use the mouse cursor as a controller
If you want to use the mouse cursor to control the red block, please myGameArea Add a method to the object to update the x and y coordinates of the mouse cursor:
instance
var myGameArea = {
canvas : document.createElement("canvas"),
start : function() {
this.canvas.width = 480;
this.canvas.height = 270;
this.canvas.style.cursor = "none"; //hide the original cursor
this.context = this.canvas.getContext("2d");
document.body.insertBefore(this.canvas, document.body.childNodes[0]);
this.interval = setInterval(updateGameArea, 20);
window.addEventListener('mousemove', function (e) {
myGameArea.x = e.pageX;
myGameArea.y = e.pageY;
})
},
clear : function(){
this.context.clearRect(0, 0, this.canvas.width, this.canvas.height);
}
}
Then we can use the mouse cursor to move the red block:
instance
function updateGameArea() {
myGameArea.clear();
if (myGameArea.x && myGameArea.y) {
myGamePiece.x = myGameArea.x;
myGamePiece.y = myGameArea.y;
}
myGamePiece.update();
}
Touch the screen to control the game
We can also control the red block on the touch screen.
at myGameArea Add a method to the object that uses the x and y coordinates of the screen touch position:
instance
var myGameArea = {
canvas : document.createElement("canvas"),
start : function() {
this.canvas.width = 480;
this.canvas.height = 270;
this.context = this.canvas.getContext("2d");
document.body.insertBefore(this.canvas, document.body.childNodes[0]);
this.interval = setInterval(updateGameArea, 20);
window.addEventListener('touchmove', function (e) {
myGameArea.x = e.touches[0].screenX;
myGameArea.y = e.touches[0].screenY;
})
},
clear : function(){
this.context.clearRect(0, 0, this.canvas.width, this.canvas.height);
}
}
Then, when the user touches the screen, we can use the same code as the mouse cursor to move the red block:
instance
function updateGameArea() {
myGameArea.clear();
if (myGameArea.x && myGameArea.y) {
myGamePiece.x = myGameArea.x;
myGamePiece.y = myGameArea.y;
}
myGamePiece.update();
}
Controllers on the canvas
We can also draw our own buttons on the canvas and use them as controllers:
instance
function startGame() {
myGamePiece = new component(30, 30, "red", 10, 120);
myUpBtn = new component(30, 30, "blue", 50, 10);
myDownBtn = new component(30, 30, "blue", 50, 70);
myLeftBtn = new component(30, 30, "blue", 20, 40);
myRightBtn = new component(30, 30, "blue", 80, 40);
myGameArea.start();
}
Add a new function to determine whether a component (in this case, a button) has been clicked.
First, add an event listener to check if a mouse button was clicked (mousedown and mouseup）。To handle touchscreens, you also need to add event listeners to check if the screen is clicked (touchstart and touchend）：
instance
var myGameArea = {
canvas : document.createElement("canvas"),
start : function() {
this.canvas.width = 480;
this.canvas.height = 270;
this.context = this.canvas.getContext("2d");
document.body.insertBefore(this.canvas, document.body.childNodes[0]);
this.interval = setInterval(updateGameArea, 20);
window.addEventListener('mousedown', function (e) {
myGameArea.x = e.pageX;
myGameArea.y = e.pageY;
})
window.addEventListener('mouseup', function (e) {
myGameArea.x = false;
myGameArea.y = false;
})
window.addEventListener('touchstart', function (e) {
myGameArea.x = e.pageX;
myGameArea.y = e.pageY;
})
window.addEventListener('touchend', function (e) {
myGameArea.x = false;
myGameArea.y = false;
})
},
clear : function(){
this.context.clearRect(0, 0, this.canvas.width, this.canvas.height);
}
}
Now myGameArea The object has properties that can tell us the x and y coordinates of the click. We use these properties to check if a click was performed on one of our blue buttons.
This new method is called clicked, which is component A method of the constructor that checks if the component has been clicked.
at updateGameArea In the function, if one of the blue buttons is clicked, we will perform the necessary operations:
instance
function component(width, height, color, x, y) {
this.width = width;
this.height = height;
this.speedX = 0;
this.speedY = 0;
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
this.update = function() {
ctx = myGameArea.context;
ctx.fillStyle = color;
ctx.fillRect(this.x, this.y, this.width, this.height);
}
this.clicked = function() {
var myleft = this.x;
var myright = this.x + (this.width);
var mytop = this.y;
var mybottom = this.y + (this.height);
var clicked = true;
if ((mybottom < myGameArea.y) || (mytop > myGameArea.y) || (myright < myGameArea.x) || (myleft > myGameArea.x)) {
clicked = false;
}
return clicked;
}
}
function updateGameArea() {
myGameArea.clear();
if (myGameArea.x && myGameArea.y) {
if (myUpBtn.clicked()) {
myGamePiece.y -= 1;
}
if (myDownBtn.clicked()) {
myGamePiece.y += 1;
}
if (myLeftBtn.clicked()) {
myGamePiece.x += -1;
}
if (myRightBtn.clicked()) {
myGamePiece.x += 1;
}
}
myUpBtn.update();
myDownBtn.update();
myLeftBtn.update();
myRightBtn.update();
myGamePiece.update();
}
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