"Repeat for () secondss" Block

sccar3

I think there should be a C block that repeats the scripts inside for a set number of seconds.
It would be like:

repeat ()
    
end

But it would say “repeat for () seconds”.

There are workarounds for this, such as:

reset timer
repeat until <(timer) = []>
    stuff // category=grey
end

But that won't work if you need to use the timer for other things.

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AonymousGuy

sccar3 wrote:
reset timer
repeat until <(timer) = []>
    stuff // category=grey
end
But that won't work if you need to use the timer for other things.

set [oldtime v] to (timer)
repeat until <((timer) - (oldtime)) = [Your value here...]
...
end

Last edited by AonymousGuy (Dec. 25, 2013 03:40:00)

Chainmanner

Or, you can use:

repeat (time-in-seconds)
    some random stuff
    wait (1) secs
end

Last edited by Chainmanner (Dec. 25, 2013 09:06:25)

AonymousGuy

Chainmanner wrote:

Or, you can use:

repeat (time-in-seconds)
    some random stuff
    wait (1) secs
end

Not if you want 0.5 seconds. Or if you want it to run without stopping.

Last edited by AonymousGuy (Dec. 25, 2013 16:10:02)

1234abcdcba4321

repeat ((time you want) / (time it takes for one loop))
    ...
end

So if you want 10 secs, and you time it to take 0.2 secs, you would put 50.

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1234abcdcba4321 wrote:
repeat ((time you want) / (time it takes for one loop))
    ...
end
So if you want 10 secs, and you time it to take 0.2 secs, you would put 50.

Except that you can't predict exactly how long a loop will take for everyone.

The timer method is best.

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Repeat for a Set Amount of Time
The methods listed here are accurate enough.

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