hi there, I am making a script and i need a script to call a function but not wait for it to end. any ideas?
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is there any way to run a function in the background?
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There are several things you can use to make different threads inside the same script.
First there is the spawn function
spawn(function()
--//Any code you put in here won't yield the rest of the script below it
wait(10)
end)
print("I still print before 10 seconds!)
Coroutines are another choice. These do basically the same thing however they have more features than spawn.
Here's an example
local function Play()
--//Will not yield the rest of the script
wait(10)
end
local Thread = coroutine.create(Play)
coroutine.resume(Thread)
They will probably get harder to get used to, but it's worth it.
That basically sums it up, hope this helps.
Simple answer: Wrap the function in a coroutine:
print("1")
coroutine.resume(coroutine.create(function()
while wait() do
Instance.new("Part",workspace)
end
end))
print("2")
-- Console output:
--> 1
--> 2
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Don't forget delay