How to get movement working?

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#1

Hey, trying to get movement working for this programming project I am working on, but this doesnt let the player even work, what am I doing wrong here?

local HASH_LEFT = hash("player_left")
local HASH_ RIGHT = hash("player_right")
local HASH_UP = hash("player_up")
local HASH_DOWN = hash("player_down")

function init(self)
	msg.post(".", "acquire_input_focus")
	--self.move_distance = 0
	go.set_position(vmath.vector3(250 ,125 ,0))
	self.speed = vmath.vector3(0, 0, 0)
end

function update(self, dt)
	local position = go.get_position() 
	go.set_position(position + self.speed * dt)
	
	if (go.get_position().x < 50) then
		self.speed.x = 50
	end
	if (go.get_position().x > 50) then
		self.speed.x = -50
	end
	if (go.get_position().y < 50) then
		--self.speed.y = 50
	end
	if (go.get_position().x > 50) then
		self.speed.x = -50
	end
end

function on_input(self, action_id, action, dt)	
	if action_id == HASH_LEFT then
		if action.presed then
			self.speed.x = -50
		elseif action.released then
			self.speed.x = 0
		end
		return true
	end
	if action_id == HASH_RIGHT then
		if action.presed then
			self.speed.x = 50
		elseif action.released then
			self.speed.x = 0
		end
		return true
	end
	if action_id == HASH_UP then
		if action.presed then
			self.speed.y = 50
		elseif action.released then
			self.speed.y = 0
		end
		return true
	end
	if action_id == HASH_DOWN then
		if action.presed then
			self.speed.y = -50
		elseif action.released then
			self.speed.y = 0
		end
		return true
	end
end```
#2

It’s action.pressed.

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#3

Thats pretty poor from me, thanks for helping

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#4

You also have an extra space here.

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#5

This last if-statement in your update function appears twice, you forgot to exchange the “x”-s for “y”-s.

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