Customize controls

[f.l.x]

Let’s see

I have had my input handled for a midp1 game more or less like…

	protected void keyPressed(int keycode) {//TODO poner en funcion de controles definidos
		switch(keycode){
			case -1:
				joy_map = joy_map | 1;
				break;
			case -2:
				joy_map = joy_map | 2;
				break;
			case -3:
				joy_map = joy_map | 4;
				break;
			case -4:
				joy_map = joy_map | 8;
				break;
		}
	}

but with larger switch blocks.

I want to make the controls customizable, so the player can define his own way to interact with the game and to bypass the odd keycode changes for the cursor / joystick / whatever depending on the manufacturer of the handset.

I used to define an int[] teclas with the mapping of all the keys, but as long as case expressions can only contain final + static values i had to rely on long if-else blocks, which are slower than switch ones:

protected void keyPressed(int keycode) {
		if(Juego.teclas[Juego.CUR_UP] == keycode){
			joystick = joystick | 1;
		}else if(Juego.teclas[Juego.CUR_DWN] == keycode){
			joystick = joystick | 2;
		}else if(Juego.teclas[Juego.CUR_LFT] == keycode){
			joystick = joystick | 4;
		}else if(Juego.teclas[Juego.CUR_RGT] == keycode){
			joystick = joystick | 8;
		}else if(Juego.teclas[Juego.CUR_CEN] == keycode){
			joystick = joystick | 16;
		}
etc...
}

Is there a way to map the control to constant values or will i have to rely on if-else blocks?

thanks