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Help with using the wait method on a signal?
So I found this cool way to a create custom event and I tried using the wait method on this event I made but it doesn't work why?
Library = assert(LoadLibrary("RbxUtility"))
Signal = Library.CreateSignal()
Signal:connect(function()
print('This is a connection')
print('Signal wait')
Signal:wait()
print('Done')
end)
print('Signal fired')
Signal:fire()
print('Signal fired once,again')
Signal:fire()
Do I have to fire the signal twice in order to make the wait work and how can I just fire it once to print 'done'?
Output:
Signal fired
This is a connection
Signal wait
Signal fired once,again
Done
This is a connection
Signal wait
I just want it to print:
Signal fired
This is a connection
Signal wait
Done
I just want to fire the event once so it can print "done".
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I ran the script in Studio in the command bar and it worked. You fired the event, and called Signal:wait(), so it's going to wait until the event fires again.
Here's a clearer example of how it works:
Library = assert(LoadLibrary("RbxUtility"))
Signal = Library.CreateSignal()
--in 2 seconds, fire the event
delay(2, function()
print("Firing")
Signal:fire()
end)
print("Waiting for fire")
Signal:wait()
print("Done waiting")
Output:
Waiting for fire
Firing
Done waiting
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My own script isn't playing done in online. My place http://www.roblox.com/kevinnight45s-Place-Number-99-place?id=162582216 Check output in Server Console tab kevinnight45 550 — 10y
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Oh, delay is just like wait and do I have to put delay? kevinnight45 550 — 10y
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Event objects don't have a 'state.' There's no way to tell if an event fired in the past. You can only tell if an event fires after you start listening to the event. Merely 2122 — 10y
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So your problem is that you are firing the event, and then after it fires, you are waiting for it to fire again. But it never does. Merely 2122 — 10y
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Not really i'm just wanting it to fire like a touched:wait() or like button1down:wait() and there is no purpose to this script I just wanted to learn about signals :s. kevinnight45 550 — 10y
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Heres what I mean on this page http://wiki.roblox.com/index.php?title=User:JulienDethurens/Essays/Wait_method kevinnight45 550 — 10y
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How would I start to listen to a event? kevinnight45 550 — 10y
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By nature, what event:wait() does is stop the current thread and waits for the event to be fired. Merely 2122 — 10y
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So,it works differently with signals? kevinnight45 550 — 10y
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No, signals behave the same way as events. Merely 2122 — 10y
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I'm sorry,but I'm really confused so why isn't the wait part working? kevinnight45 550 — 10y
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It's working exactly as intended. The event is never being fired again. Think of it like firing a gunshot, and then waiting until you hear another gunshot. If no one fires another gunshot, you will be waiting forever. Merely 2122 — 10y
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So I changed some stuff(Updated Code above) and managed to print Done but firing the signal two times did I do it right? kevinnight45 550 — 10y
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How about you explain what you are trying to accomplish with your code? Merely 2122 — 10y
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I'm trying to make it print "Signal Fired","This is a connection" and "Signal wait","Done" by just firing the signal once and using the wait method.Like you did on your example kevinnight45 550 — 10y