why does this code keep freezing?

[berkeley]

public boolean keyDown (Event e, int key)
{

while (key == Event.LEFT)
{
if (key != Event.LEFT)
{
x_speed = 0;
continue;
}
x_speed = -1;
}


while (key == Event.RIGHT)
{


if (key != Event.RIGHT)
{
x_speed = 0;
continue;
}
x_speed = 1;
}

return true;
}

[j2me64]

there is something wrong inside the while(true) loop. test the results inside the loop in the console before you run it as an applet.

[berkeley]

There is nothing wrong with that loop because it works when I don't have the other two whiles loops

[Norm]

How do you know that the code you posted is "freezing"?
Add some println() as debug to show where and what is happening.

Or just use paper and pencil to walk thru/desk check what happens in the code.

[JosAH]

Inside the body of those while loops you never assign another value to your 'key' parameter so the condition of that while loop (that only depends on the value of that parameter) always succeeds and never terminates.

kind regards,

Jos