Hello again, I see alot in scripting called Async. I know many people use it in DataStore, but I can't find so much resources to what Async is. Does someone here link me some resourcces, and what Async is useful, and what it's about.
Thank you,
Ducksneedhelp
In DataStorageService, SetAsync() is to save Data and GetAsync() is to Load Data.
Example of a simple saving and loading-data-system:
local dataStorage = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local CoinsData = dataStorage:GetDataStore("CoinsData")
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(
function(player) -- when player joins
local leaderstats = Instance.new("Folder")
leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"
leaderstats.Parent = player
local Coins = Instance.new("IntValue")
Coins.Name = "Coins" -- change to whatever
Coins.Parent = leaderstats
Coins.Value = CoinsData:GetAsync(player.UserId) or 0 -- loading their data or if no data found, giving 0 coins
Coins.Changed:Connect(
function() -- when their coin value changes
Coins:SetAsync(player.UserId, Energy.Value)
end
)
end
)
More information: https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/api-reference/function/GlobalDataStore/GetAsync and https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/api-reference/function/GlobalDataStore/SetAsync
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Async means Asynchronous, not A synchronise. Basically chronous means time, and sync means sequence. So, basically it yields (stops) until it sets the data and A means not.