How to add cooldown in javascript?

Question

Hey, i got some code and i need to add a cooldown to it.. I have no idea how to get it to work

i tried to add , 1000); after if (Keys.pressed["ArrowLeft"]) {
x = Math.max(0, hero.x - 1); so it would cooldown for 1000 ms, but it doenst work..

"
function update() {
let x = hero.x, y = hero.y;

if (Keys.pressed["ArrowLeft"]) {
x = Math.max(0, hero.x - 1);
}
if (Keys.pressed["ArrowRight"]) {
x = Math.min(w - 1, hero.x + 1);
}
if (Keys.pressed["ArrowUp"]) {
y = Math.max(0, hero.y - 1);
}
if (Keys.pressed["ArrowDown"]) {
y = Math.min(h - 1, hero.y + 1);
}

"

If someone could help me with this, would be amazing!

Answer 1

Hi. I don't know how you handle your events, but if you are using boolean values, then it could be something like this:

function keydown(e) {
if (e.keyCode == 37)
setTimeout(() => {
Keys.pressed["ArrowLeft"] = true;
}, 1000);
...
}