Get the inputs keys for an action as a string

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Get the inputs keys for an action as a string

GE100

I'm using the Input-Map of the project settings to do my game's controls.

Since the Input-Map can be remapped, I wanted my in-game hints to be dynamic according to what is currently mapped.

For example, I want a tooltip that says "Press Space to end turn", but replaced "Space" with whatever button is currently mapped to the end-turn action, so, for example, if the player changed Space to "E", the tooltip should say "Press E to end turn"

So, how can I get the (first) input key for an action as a string in code?

duane

I don't know if there's any reliable order for input events. You can get them all like this.

	for i in InputMap.get_action_list('ui_accept'):
		if i is InputEventKey:
			print(OS.get_scancode_string(i.scancode))