How to slow down or stop key presses in XNA

Question

I\'ve begun writing a game using XNA Framework and have hit some simple problem I do not know how to solve correctly.

I\'m displaying a menu using Texture2D and using th

Answer 1

I know this is old, but how about: Add a threadsafe dictionary:

private ConcurrentDictionary _keyBounceDict = new ConcurrentDictionary();

Then use this method to track the keys pressed and determine if there is a key bounce:

        ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    /// IsNotKeyBounce - determines if a key is bouncing and therefore not valid within
    ///    a certain "delay" period
    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    private bool IsNotKeyBounce(Keys thekey, double delay)
    {
        bool OKtoPress = true;
        if (_keyBounceDict.ContainsKey(thekey))
        {
            TimeSpan ts = DateTime.Now - _keyBounceDict[thekey];
            if (ts.TotalMilliseconds < _tsKeyBounceTiming)
            {
                OKtoPress = false;
            }
            else
            {
                DateTime dummy;
                _keyBounceDict.TryRemove(thekey, out dummy);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            _keyBounceDict.AddOrUpdate(thekey, DateTime.Now, (key, oldValue) => oldValue);
        }
        return OKtoPress;
    }

Here is what I put in my Update method:

            if (Keyboard.GetState().IsKeyDown(Keys.W))
        {
            if (IsNotKeyBounce(Keys.W, 50.0)) _targetNew.Distance *= 1.1f;
        }

I use 50 ms, but you could use whatever makes sense for your app or tie it to GameTime or whatever...