Problems with pushbutton state in code

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I am trying to have my code where when the pushbutton is pressed, it stays high until the button is releaed. When I push the button, it switches from high to low every time. (As seen in serial port). I don't know why it's doing this. I;m using a motor shield with this, I'm just using the serial port to help debug the problem.

Here is my code

int pinI1=8;//define I1 interface
int pinI2=11;//define I2 interface 
int motor_on_pin=9;//enable motor A
int variable_speed_pin=A0;//analog input from potentiameter
int forwardButton_pin=4;
int reverseButton_pin=2;
float sensorValue=0;
float outputValue=0;
int forwardButtonstate=0;
int reverseButtonstate=0;
 
void setup()
{
 Serial.begin(9600); 
  pinMode(pinI1,OUTPUT);
  pinMode(pinI2,OUTPUT);
  pinMode(motor_on_pin,OUTPUT);
  pinMode(forwardButton_pin,INPUT_PULLUP);
  pinMode(reverseButton_pin,INPUT_PULLUP);
}

void loop()
{
  Serial.println("THERES MOTHER F'N SNAKES ON THIS MOTHER F'N PLANE");
  forwardButtonstate=digitalRead(forwardButton_pin);
  reverseButtonstate=digitalRead(reverseButton_pin);
  while(forwardButtonstate==LOW && reverseButtonstate==HIGH)
  {
     analogWrite(motor_on_pin,potvalue());//input a simulation value to set the speed
     digitalWrite(pinI2,LOW);//turn DC Motor A move anticlockwise
     digitalWrite(pinI1,HIGH);
     Serial.println("forward button is pushed");
     break;
  }
  while(reverseButtonstate==LOW)
  {
  backward();
  }
}
 
void forward()
{
     analogWrite(motor_on_pin,potvalue());//input a simulation value to set the speed
     digitalWrite(pinI2,LOW);//turn DC Motor A move anticlockwise
     digitalWrite(pinI1,HIGH);
     Serial.println("forward button is pushed");
}
void backward()//
{
     analogWrite(motor_on_pin,potvalue());//input a simulation value to set the speed
     digitalWrite(pinI2,HIGH);//turn DC Motor A move clockwise
     digitalWrite(pinI1,LOW);
     Serial.println("reverse button pushed");
}

void stop()//
{
     digitalWrite(motor_on_pin,LOW);// Unenble the pin, to stop the motor. this should be done to avid damaging the motor. 
     delay(1000);
}

float potvalue()
{
  sensorValue= analogRead(variable_speed_pin);
  outputValue = sensorValue;
  return outputValue;
}

For example the output will say:
Theres snakes on the plan
button is pushed
theres snakes on the plane
button is pushed
theres snakes on the plane
button is pushed
....etc

2

disregaurd this post. I fixed it

3

remove the break; statement from your while loop.
it basically makes your while loop only ever loop once, because it keeps breaking out of the while loop.