Forever loop only repeats once

Invisible_Factory

My browser / operating system: Windows NT 10.0, Chrome 51.0.2704.79, Flash 23.0 (release 0)

Sometimes I will go to other people's projects and check them out. One thing, though is that it isn't working properly. But the owner can't find the glitch and thinks everything is normal.

So, I click “See inside” to see what was wrong. You know how if a script running and is in progress it glows? Well, I saw a script with a forever loop that didn't glow. Now according to logic, forever goes forever, and it will never stop running. So I wonder, why isn't it glowing? How is the forever loop finished?

This means that the forever loop turned into a

repeat (x)
...
end

(x being undefined, not knowing how many times it repeated)

which defies the purpose of the forever loop. However, it occurs rarely, maybe once a week, and it has never happened on my own project. I have seen this happen twice.

Also, I tried to manually click on the forever loop to make it run, which made the glow appear but disappear just as quickly. I also tried to reload the page, but it didn't do anything. Does anyone know how to fix this glitch/bug?

drmcw

Forever loops can be stopped.

ChatUser2

How about this?

forever
...
if <...> then
stop [this script v] // stops forever loop
end
...
end

stickfiregames

Which project are you talking about?

Invisible_Factory

drmcw wrote:
Forever loops can be stopped.

how? I know for a fact putting a “if then” statement that is false inside the forever loop will stop it from functioning, but that was not the case in either of the projects. But

forever
if <> then
end
end

still should glow because the statement can be made true anytime.

So how can you stop forever loops, without clicking on the stop button or manually stopping it after clicking see inside?

Invisible_Factory

stickfiregames wrote:
Which project are you talking about?

I actually don't remember either of their names or links, but the next time I see one I will put it in the OP.

drmcw

Invisible_Factory wrote:
drmcw wrote:
Forever loops can be stopped.
how? I know for a fact putting a “if then” statement that is false inside the forever loop will stop it from functioning, but that was not the case in either of the projects. But
forever
if <> then
end
end
still should glow because the statement can be made true anytime.

So how can you stop forever loops, without clicking on the stop button or manually stopping it after clicking see inside?

It's what the stop blocks do

stop [this script v]
stop [all v]
stop [other scripts in sprite v]

There are also other ways dependent upon the hat block that starts the script, the forever block is in.

Last edited by drmcw (Dec. 11, 2016 15:34:52)

Invisible_Factory

drmcw wrote:
Invisible_Factory wrote:
drmcw wrote:
Forever loops can be stopped.
how? I know for a fact putting a “if then” statement that is false inside the forever loop will stop it from functioning, but that was not the case in either of the projects. But
forever
if <> then
end
end
still should glow because the statement can be made true anytime.

So how can you stop forever loops, without clicking on the stop button or manually stopping it after clicking see inside?
It's what the stop blocks do
stop [this script v]
stop [all v]
stop [other scripts in sprite v]
There are also other ways dependent upon the hat block that starts the script, the forever block is in.

oh. Well, if I find it again I will check.

midknightking

I have the same problem. I can't get my sprite to go on forever.#in python you use for i in range

Morimop

midknightking wrote:
I have the same problem. I can't get my sprite to go on forever.#in python you use for i in range

Don't necropost please.

Peashooter10000

I have a similar problem in my project, where the if-then-else block always reads false if it reads false once. My code is:

when green flag clicked
forever
  if <[Zombie Ys v] contains (y position) ?> then 
    Jump Up
    repeat until <not <[Zombie Ys v] contains (y position) ?>>
      Shoot
    end
  else
    Idle About
  end
end

Last edited by Peashooter10000 (Oct. 16, 2023 16:57:21)

Peashooter10000

Turns out my code had a forever block in one of the custom blocks. Oops.

CaptainTrooper

Peashooter10000 wrote:
Turns out my code had a forever block in one of the custom blocks. Oops.

Peashooter10000 wrote:
I have a similar problem in my project, where the if-then-else block always reads false if it reads false once. My code is:
when green flag clicked
forever
  if <[Zombie Ys v] contains (y position) ?> then 
    Jump Up
    repeat until <not <[Zombie Ys v] contains (y position) ?>>
      Shoot
    end
  else
    Idle About
  end
end

This forum post was in 2016. Please check the dates next time so you dont necropost by accident.
Also, make a topic separate from others if you have a glitch with scratch and its different from other glitches.

Last edited by CaptainTrooper (Oct. 17, 2023 00:14:11)

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