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How would I connect my ContextActionService to my function while holding down button1?

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I am trying to bind my ContextActionService to my function while holding down my left mouse-button. (Making the function continue running while I am holding Button1 down)

Currently I have this: (The coding is in a ModuleScript, which I use for other stuff - it has to be in a modulescript in order for my game to work)

local function inputPlace(_, userInputState, inputObject)
	if (userInputState == Enum.UserInputState.End) then
		print("Running while holding down Button1")
	end
end

local function bindInputs()
	if (not OVERRIDE_CONTROLS) then
		game:GetService("ContextActionService"):BindActionAtPriority("TryingThisNewStuff", inputPlace, false, 9 Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton1)
	end
end

Now, this only runs when I quit holding down my Button1.

I want the function to continue running while I am holding down the Button1, but I do not know how to make this happen. I have searched the wiki, and I can not find any solutions.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

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You want to execute something as long as they are holding the left click. To do this, you should have a variable that is true when they click it down, and false when they click it up. I'm not entirely sure what you wish to do, but here is the structure I would use:

local holding = false
local UserInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")
 
local function started(input,gameProcessed) -- When they start
	if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton1 and not holding and not gameProcessed then
		holding = true
		-- execute whatever you want to happen when they click it
		repeat wait() until not holding
		--execute whatever you want to happen when they stop holding
	end
end
local function ended(input,gameProcessed) -- When they let go
	if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton1 and holding and not gameProcessed then
		holding = false -- they are no longer holding it
	end
end

--Connect the functions to events with UserInputService
UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect(started)
UserInputService.InputEnded:Connect(ended)

Please note I just made this, so reply to me if there are any errors! I hope I helped, and please accept the answer if I did!

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