Questions about M5.BtnA.releasedFor and M5.BtnA.wasReleaseFor

[patfelst]

Hi there, I'm using an M5AtomS3. I need to execute some code only once, about 1500ms after BtnA has been released after being held for some time. When I use if (M5.BtnA.releasedFor(1500)), it does become true 1500ms after being released, but then remains true forever so the code is also executed forever. Is there a way to reset this button status, or do I need to add my own boolean flag to keep track of when the code has been executed so that it only happens once?

Also if I try if (M5.BtnA.wasReleaseFor(1500)) it never seems to be true.

Here is my code:

  // Display the LED brightness while the user adjusts it (or finishes adjusting) in the main loop
  if (M5.BtnA.isHolding() || M5.BtnA.wasReleasedAfterHold()) {
    // Label
    M5.Display.setTextPadding(0);
    M5.Display.setTextColor(TFT_WHITE, TFT_BLACK);
    M5.Display.setTextDatum(top_left);
    M5.Display.drawString("LED Brt:", 0, y_pos);

    // Value
    M5.Display.setTextPadding(40);
    M5.Display.setTextColor(TFT_GREEN, TFT_DARKGREY);
    M5.Display.setTextDatum(top_right);
    M5.Display.drawNumber(led_bright, wd - 5, y_pos);
  }
  else if (M5.BtnA.releasedFor(1500)) {
    M5.Display.clear(); // <== Keeps executing over and over 1500ms after user releases button
  }

The following code works but is not as neat as using built in M5 functions

  if (M5.BtnA.isHolding() || M5.BtnA.wasReleasedAfterHold()) {
    relased_ms = millis();
    bright_txt_cleared = false;
    // Label
    ...
    // Value
    ...
  }
  else if (!bright_txt_cleared && millis() - relased_ms > 1500) {
    bright_txt_cleared = true;
    M5.Display.clear(); // <== Executes only once 1500ms after user releases button
  }

thanks for any suggestions!