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How to toggle a while loop/ reuse a return function?

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BlackeyeI 19

5 years ago

Edited 5 years ago

Please note my scripting abilities are still limited.

The code I have posted below places a table into a fake array and randomly displays a table key and its value, it will continuously search through the entire array until a desired number is found.

Upon finding a desired number the script intentionally breaks its loop cycle.

Unfortunately, I would like to be able to reuse this function at all times and trigger it when necessary.

I suspect that the code needs some rewritting and you can't simply use an if statement trigger because of the while loop breaking. What would my best approach be?

01Player1Grid = {
02    ["A1"] = 1,
03    ["A2"] = 2,
04    ["A3"] = 3,
05    ["A4"] = 4,
06    ["A5"] = 5,
07    ["A6"] = 6,
08    ["A7"] = 7,
09    ["A8"] = 8,
10    ["A9"] = 9,
11    ["A10"] = 10
12}
13 
14while wait() do -- Perform loop and wait function to prevent fatal lag.
15    local function GenerateRandomIndex()
16    local Array = {} -- Prepare a fake array.
17 
18    for index in pairs(Player1Grid) do -- Gather table information.
19        table.insert(Array, index) -- Insert the index into array table.
20    end
21 
22    local RandomNumber = math.random(1, #Array) -- Get a random number of array.
23    return Array[RandomNumber], Player1Grid[Array[RandomNumber]] -- Return both the name and number.
24end
25 
26    local ObjName, ObjValue = GenerateRandomIndex() -- Assign appropriate data to the variables.
27 
28    if ObjValue == 3 then -- Compare the result with a string value.
29        print("The random grid tile is", ObjName, "The value is", ObjValue)
30        return -- If the desired value is found print it and break the loop.
31        else
32        print("The selected grid tile was invalid, trying again.")
33    end
34end
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Answered by

Sonnenroboter 336

5 years ago

01function place()--Makes it a function
02    Player1Grid = {
03    ["A1"] = 1,
04    ["A2"] = 2,
05    ["A3"] = 3,
06    ["A4"] = 4,
07    ["A5"] = 5,
08    ["A6"] = 6,
09    ["A7"] = 7,
10    ["A8"] = 8,
11    ["A9"] = 9,
12    ["A10"] = 10
13}
14 
15while wait() do -- Perform loop and wait function to prevent fatal lag.
16    local function GenerateRandomIndex()
17    local Array = {} -- Prepare a fake array.
18 
19    for index in pairs(Player1Grid) do -- Gather table information.
20        table.insert(Array, index) -- Insert the index into array table.
21    end
22 
23    local RandomNumber = math.random(1, #Array) -- Get a random number of array.
24    return Array[RandomNumber], Player1Grid[Array[RandomNumber]] -- Return both the name and number.
25end
26 
27    local ObjName, ObjValue = GenerateRandomIndex() -- Assign appropriate data to the variables.
28 
29    if ObjValue == 3 then -- Compare the result with a string value.
30        print("The random grid tile is", ObjName, "The value is", ObjValue)
31        return -- If the desired value is found print it and break the loop.
32        else
33        print("The selected grid tile was invalid, trying again.")
34    end
35end
36end--End of the function
37 
38place()--Call this so often as you want.
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You can call the place function as often as you want now.

I hope this helped and hope you will be a great scripter, one day!

OOF, guess I was just focusing on the wrong thing. Thanks Sonnenroboter! BlackeyeI 19 — 5y

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