AnimatedSprite node animation not working?

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:bust_in_silhouette: Asked By toivocat

So I am making a 2D game and I need a walking animation. So I am using an AnimatedSprite and there is just one HUGE problem. So the AnimatedSprite node only playes the animation if the player is pressing right. Here is my code so far:

var test = false

func _process(delta):
if test == true:
$AnimatedSprite.play(“walk”)
if Input.is_action_pressed(“ui_left”):
test = true
if Input.is_action_pressed(“ui_right”):
test = true
if Input.is_action_pressed(“ui_up”):
test = true
if Input.is_action_pressed(“ui_down”):
test = true
else:
test = false

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:bust_in_silhouette: Reply From: Lola

Hello,
This is because your if s are all tested, so in the last one :

if Input.is_action_pressed("ui_down"):
    test = true
else:
    test = false

the test = false part will run if the ui_down action is not pressed, regardless of other actions.

You should use elif (shorthand for else and if combined) to prevent this:

var test = false

func process(delta):
    if test == true:
        $AnimatedSprite.play("walk")
    if Input.is_action_pressed("ui_left"): # ui_left ?
        test = true
    elif Input.is_action_pressed("ui_right"): # then, ui_right ?
        test = true
    elif Input.is_action_pressed("ui_up"): # then, ui_up ?
        test = true
    elif Input.is_action_pressed("ui_down"): # then, ui_down ?
        test = true
    else:
        # none of them is pressed
        test = false