switching frames

[Morph]

Hello there.
I have been having a bit of a problem that seems quite hard for me to handle in switching frames on key pressed buttons.
In the code, I have created an enum that has five commands "Up, Down,Left, Right, Attack". When the command attack is initiated, I cannot bring the sprite back to the way it was before attacking.
My code :

else if(sf::Keyboard::isKeyPressed(sf::Keyboard::Space))
      {
         source.y=Attack;
                        if(Event.type==sf::Event::KeyReleased && Event.key.code==sf::Keyboard::Space)
                                   source.y=Left;
      }

I cannot understand why it cannot check the condition there

[G.]

How could space be pressed and released at the same time?
Moreover, events work correctly only in the event loop.

[Morph]

Well, it was an attempt to make the frame goes back to the way it was before attacking.

[eigenbom]

Sounds like you need to activate a timer when the guy attacks, and then, after a second or two, switch back to normal mode.

float attackTimer = 0;
bool isAttacking = false;
loop {
  // events etc
  if (space pressed && !isAttacking){
    isAttacking = true;
    attackTimer = 1;
    // switch sprite to attack mode
  }

  // game update
  if (isAttacking){
     attackTimer -= DT; // DT = duration of last frame
     if (attackTimer < 0){
       isAttacking = false;
       // switch sprite back to normal mode
     }
  }
}