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Running a function every certain amount of seconds?
I wanted to make this function run every 5 hours. It basically just clears parts in the workspace. I tried setting the wait to a lower number and it didn't work. Also, I'm pretty sure this isn't an efficient way to write this script. Could anyone help me out here?
function CleanParts()
local w = workspace:GetChildren()
for i,v in pairs(w) do
if v:IsA("BasePart") then
_G.SendMessage("All building materials are being cleaned.")
v:Destroy()
end
end
end
while wait(18000) do
CleanParts()
end
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You would multiple the amount of seconds in an hour by the amount of hours you wish for it to run for. (HoursInSecond x 5) However, I can't confirm if this'll work, although I do know that to get the amount of seconds in an hour, you multiple 60 seconds by 60 minutes, so that would probably be the case. TheeDeathCaster 2368 — 7y
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Recursion
Recursion is a term for calling a function inside of itself. If you want to iterate through every descendant and "clean" it then you must recurse-iterate through the workspace.
Here is what recurstion looks like:
function a(b)
if b < 10 then
return a(b+1)
else
return b
end
wait();
end
local val = 1;
val = a(val);
print(val);
Function a recursed upon the given input, value b until b was equal to 10.
Here's how you can apply this to your code.
Code
local sm = _G.SendMessage
function CleanParts(m)
for _,v in pairs(m:GetChildren()) do
if v:IsA("BasePart") then
sm("All building materials are being cleaned.")
v:Destroy()
else
if #v:GetChildren() > 0 then
CleanParts(v)
end
end
end
end
local t = 60*60*5
while wait(t) do
CleanParts(workspace)
end