Getting StringName from Input.get_vector

[austere hull]

Hi, I have a direction variable set up like this

var player_direction = Input.get_vector("left","right","up","down")

The goal is to have an animation variable based on direction, like:

var anim_name = "idle" + str(player_direction)

Is it possible to return the key names from the Input.get_vector method? or do I need to convert them manually using if statements?

[fathom star]

you need to convert it manually, Input.get_vector just combines Input.get_axis values which are just floats between 0 and 1

[austere hull]

Thx!
Is there maybe a better way to do this? I'm trying to build a state machine for animations

[dense adder]

Have you looked into using an AnimationTree with an AnimationNodeStateMachine as the root?

[dim ginkgo]

This is the way to go 90% of the time. In some cases, it makes sense to code a custom animation state machine, but the built-in AnimationTree nodes make it way easier.