Why does the SMFL key press disable not work? - c++

Question

I wanted to disable repetitive key presses on holding so I used this command
window.setKeyRepeatEnabled(false)
It does not seem to work
#include<iostream>
#include<SFML/Graphics.hpp>
int main(int argc, char const *argv[])
{
sf::RenderWindow window(sf::VideoMode(800,600),"shape change color",sf::Style::Close);
window.setKeyRepeatEnabled(false);
int a=0;
while (window.isOpen())
{
sf::Event event;
while(window.pollEvent(event))
{
if (event.key.code == sf::Keyboard::Escape)
window.close();
}
if(sf::Keyboard::isKeyPressed(sf::Keyboard::A))
a++;
std::cout << a << std::endl;
window.clear();
window.display();
}
}

Answer 1

It is recommended to check the following sections in the documentation such as Events and Keyboard
If a key is held, multiple KeyPressed events will be generated, at the default operating system delay (ie. the same delay that applies when you hold a letter in a text editor). To disable repeated KeyPressed events, you can call window.setKeyRepeatEnabled(false). On the flip side, it is obvious that KeyReleased events can never be repeated.
sf::Keyboard::isKeyPressed is the real-time input interface, it has nothing to do with events and it doesn't make sense to mix them.You can try:
while(window.pollEvent(event))
{
if (event.type == sf::Event::KeyPressed && event.key.code == sf::Keyboard::Escape)
window.close();
}
and
if (event.type == sf::Event::KeyPressed && event.key.code == sf::Keyboard::A)
std::cout << a << std::endl;
Please:
read the documentation and tutorials
use the forum when you have problems