[SOLVED] How to make function repeat every 10 seconds without stopping the whole script?
Hey guys, as in the title. You know, you can do
1 | while true do |
2 | --Script here |
3 | wait(10) |
4 | end |
but that will stop the whole script, or in other words, it would get stuck in there and repeat into an infinity AND BEYOND! But I need it to be looping infinitely "in the background" so the script can continue its way down but the infinite loop will be there. I hope you get it :D
I did some research, but didn't really help - I found something with WaitForAll, but I want to understand my scripts. Also, try to explain a bit (sentence above).
Thanks in advance!
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2 answers
you can use spawn() or coroutines.
01 | spawn(function() |
02 | while true do |
03 | print("john") |
04 | wait(1) |
05 | end |
06 | end) |
07 |
08 | local foo = coroutine.wrap(function() |
09 | while true do |
10 | print("hello john!") |
11 | wait(1) |
12 | end |
13 | end) |
14 |
15 | foo() |
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You can use the spawn function, which runs the function in a separate thread, like it's running in a different script.
1 | spawn(function() |
2 | while true do |
3 | --script here |
4 | wait(10) |
5 | end |
6 | end) |
7 |
8 | print('hi') |
You can also use coroutines https://developer.roblox.com/articles/Beginners-Guide-to-Coroutines https://developer.roblox.com/articles/Built-in-Functions-and-Variables/Roblox#spawn