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[LoganDark]

Are requests even allowed in this section?

I'd like a function that waits for a user to press a key, but after a specific amount of seconds, if the user hasn't pressed a key (it should skip instantly if you do) it skips automatically. Is that possible?

I have good knowledge with CC Lua, so feel free to explain it as technical as you want.

Edited by LoganDark, 25 April 2016 - 07:35 PM.

[masterdisasterHD]

try this:

local timeout = 3

function ontimer()
sleep(timeout)
end

function onkey()
os.pullEvent('key')
end

parallel.waitForAny(ontimer, onkey) --This waits for either of the 2 functions to finish before continuing
--Further processing below this line

Edited by masterdisasterHD, 25 April 2016 - 07:39 PM.

[LoganDark]

masterdisasterHD, on 25 April 2016 - 07:37 PM, said:

try this:

local timeout = 3

function ontimer()
sleep(timeout)
end

function onkey()
os.pullEvent('key')
end

parallel.waitForAny(ontimer, onkey) --This waits for either of the 2 functions to finish before continuing
--Further processing below this line

Thanks!

[LDDestroier]

I actually made the help screen of my QuickDraw game so that it slowly prints the help text, but if you press a button, it instantly displays the text. It's neato

[LoganDark]

LDDestroier, on 25 April 2016 - 07:43 PM, said:

I actually made the help screen of my QuickDraw game so that it slowly prints the help text, but if you press a button, it instantly displays the text. It's neato

I just had to use parallel.waitForAny.

[Lyqyd]

Moved to Ask a Pro.

[LoganDark]

Lyqyd, on 25 April 2016 - 09:25 PM, said:

Moved to Ask a Pro.

Better to lock too, since my problem was solved. It also introduced me to parallel.waitForAny.

[Lupus590]

Ask a pro is usually not locked as it allows others with a similar problem to post additional questions

Edited by Lupus590, 26 April 2016 - 11:33 AM.

[Bomb Bloke]

Other users are usually encouraged to make their own threads, but it's indeed recommended for posters to keep all their questions about a given project in the one place.

In any case, there's seldom good reason to actually lock a thread. It's a fairly heavy-handed way of saying "drop this subject".