The forever if block hasn't left us.. Should the ST remove this?

marioman20

marioman20 wrote:
Mrpretzle wrote:
jayhss wrote:
jayhss wrote:
forever if <>

end
?
You didn't add the bb code for the block
THAT'S RIGHT!!!!!!
P.S. Please oh please don't remove it!!!

wait a sec…

I have it!!
the forever if block only has one condition \|/

forever if <>

end

but the workaround can have LOADS!!

forever
if <>

end
if <>
end
...
end

a

goldfish678

chavis79 wrote:
goldfish678 wrote:
Techno-CAT wrote:
Why was the forever if block removed?
Most likely because, you see,

1:as you can see here, you could just do this:
forever
    
if <> then
    
end

end
2: It's better because: it only repeats IF something is happening, like:
when green flag clicked
forever
    
if <[(BowserDeath)] = [ yes]> then
play sound [BowserDeath v]
hide
    
end

end
 
And ps:
forever
    YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!
end
I believe I did not say that…. (gah, I just messed up the whole quote chain. Yaaaay.)

Last edited by goldfish678 (Sept. 7, 2014 11:00:40)

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jTron

I honestly don't understand what the fuss is about.

The official and best workaround for the foreverif block is

forever
if <criteria :: operators> then
    // do stuff
end
end

Scratchblocks has not removed foreverif because

it remains useful for Scratchers using 1.4
it doesn't hurt anyone to still have it around. (it's not using a huge amount of server space, etc. to maintain support for one block.)

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danielhal

Techno-CAT wrote:
Why was the forever if block removed?

Because you could just do

forever
    
if <> then
   ... 
end

end

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Epicness123

You can simply just put the "if' block inside the forever block

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RPFluffy

jTron wrote:
I honestly don't understand what the fuss is about.

The official and best workaround for the foreverif block is
forever
if <criteria :: operators> then
    // do stuff
end
end
Scratchblocks has not removed foreverif because
it remains useful for Scratchers using 1.4
it doesn't hurt anyone to still have it around. (it's not using a huge amount of server space, etc. to maintain support for one block.)

OR, this though it isn't as good:

repeat until <not <>>// Just put the condition in the not
    //and code here
end

Last edited by RPFluffy (Sept. 11, 2014 22:42:51)

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if <> :: control cstart

else :: control
end

stickfiregames

RPFluffy wrote:
OR, this though it isn't as good:
repeat until <not <>>// Just put the condition in the not
    //and code here
end

That's not “not as good”. It isn't a workaround at all.

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RPFluffy

stickfiregames wrote:
RPFluffy wrote:
OR, this though it isn't as good:
repeat until <not <>>// Just put the condition in the not
    //and code here
end
That's not “not as good”. It isn't a workaround at all.

Actually it is though it is not as reliable.
Yes this is still better, I know:

forever
    
if <> then
    
end

end

Nothing Is EVER 100%, that is just an assumption.

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My “..” and “…” are not spelling mistakes, it means that they are ways of telling someone that I can continue more about it and that the sentence isn't ended the best way. I like putting new indents and lines so I can split up what I am talking about.

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if <> :: control cstart

else :: control
end

anythingispossible

forever if
    
end

(Just testing)

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stickfiregames

anythingispossible wrote:
forever if
    
end
(Just testing)

forever if < >

not

forever if

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HOWING

Hm… let me try clone setup block

EDIT: Nope, didn't work. Glad it's only forever if.

Last edited by HOWING (Sept. 19, 2014 13:28:00)

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OmnipotentPotato

I'm still confused why this block ever existed. xD

stickfiregames

OmnipotentPotato wrote:
I'm still confused why this block ever existed. xD

There was a

when <> is true :: control hat

block in a really early version of Scratch. It was buggy, so they made

when gf clicked :: control
forever if <>
end

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scratchww

well it seems kinda silly when you can just to do

when green flag clicked
forever
    
if <> then
    
end

end

just saying

Sorry I forgot my signature at home

when green flag clicked
forever
    
Wonder [where I left my signature]
end

supercreeper2005

No! You are getting it confused! It is

forever 
if <>
    end
end

not

if <> then
forever
    
end

    
end

Last edited by supercreeper2005 (Sept. 20, 2014 15:23:25)

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Sparf

they removed it

Sparf,
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monstermash3

Testing:

forever if <>
end

It still works. I don't think they removed it yet.

stop script
stop all

Those also work.

Last edited by monstermash3 (Dec. 8, 2015 23:35:02)

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forever if <>

end

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(That took forever tho)
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