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Function waits a bit after brick is touched?
Hi, I have a script in a brick that's supposed to make a sound play when the brick is touched by the player. It looks like this:
01 | local SP = script.Parent |
02 |
03 | function onTouch(hit) |
04 | local H = hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") |
05 | if H ~= nil then |
06 | SP.S:Play() |
07 | end |
08 | end |
09 |
10 | script.Parent.Touched:connect(onTouch) |
The problem is, I can't find a way to make it wait a little while after touched to perform the action again. The sound plays repeatedly so long as the player is touching the brick. I thought the obvious solution was to add a wait() after when the sound plays, but that didn't work, nor did making it wait until the player is finished touching it to execute again. It may be a simple answer, but how can I fix this?
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Thank you to everyone who answered! I had no idea about the debounce function. SuperJumpman12 43 — 7y
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No problem. KingLoneCat 2642 — 7y
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Hi SuperJumpman12,
This problem can be easily solved by using a debounce. You basically set a boolean value in the function and check for it at the beginning of the .Touched function. So, if that boolean value is a certain value, then the rest of the function runs, otherwise it won't run. Here, it's easier if I just demonstrate it.
01 | local SP = script.Parent |
02 | local deb = false; |
03 | local S = SP.S; -- The sound I assume. |
04 |
05 | function onTouch(hit) |
06 | if deb then return end |
07 |
08 | deb = true; |
09 | local H = hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") |
10 | if H ~= nil then |
11 | S:Play() |
12 | end |
13 | end |
14 |
15 | script.Parent.Touched:connect(onTouch) |
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If you don't want to use the .Stopped event, you can just add a wait in the function as a cooldown. Here, I will show you below how to do that in the function.
01 | local SP = script.Parent |
02 | local deb = false; |
03 | local S = SP.S; -- The sound I assume. |
04 |
05 | function onTouch(hit) |
06 | if deb then return end |
07 |
08 | deb = true; |
09 | local H = hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") |
10 | if H ~= nil then |
11 | S:Play() |
12 | end |
13 |
14 | wait(S.TimeLength); |
15 | deb = false; |
16 | end |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 | script.Parent.Touched:connect(onTouch) |
Well, I hope I helped and have a wonderful day/night.
Thanks,
Best regards,
~~ KingLoneCat
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Debounce.
01 | local debounce = false |
02 | local SP = script.Parent |
03 |
04 | function onTouch(hit) |
05 | if debounce then return end |
06 | debounce = true |
07 | local H = hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") |
08 | if H ~= nil then |
09 | SP.S:Play() |
10 | end |
11 | wait(1) -- Change this to how long you want the cooldown to last for. |
12 | debounce = false |
13 | end |
14 |
15 | script.Parent.Touched:Connect(onTouch) -- connect is deprecated; use Connect. |
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01 | local SP=script.Parent |
02 | local Buffer=false |
03 | function onTouch(hit) |
04 | local H=hit.Parent:FindFirstCHild("Humanoid") |
05 | if H and Buffer==false then |
06 | SP.S:Play() |
07 | Buffer=true |
08 | SP.S.Ended:connect(function() |
09 | Buffer=false |
10 | end) |
11 | end |
12 | end |
Try this. Didn't test it, let me know if it works.
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Btw, this will only allow the sound to play again after it is fully finished played (so it will never overlap). optiplex123 21 — 7y