Timer Set Data

[Kenix]

do that every second add to ElementData + 1 and when such ElementData == 60 seconds, then zero out seconds and do a minute to.

but the script does not work

 exports.dxscoreboard:addScoreboardColumn ( "Seconds" )    
exports.dxscoreboard:addScoreboardColumn ( "Minuts")     
exports.dxscoreboard:addScoreboardColumn ( "Hours")        
  
  
function JoinStartTime(thePlayer) 
local TimeSec = setElementData(source,"Seconds",0) 
local TimeMins = setElementData(source,"Minuts",0) 
local TimeHour = setElementData ( source, "Hours", 0 ) 
  
StartSecondsTime = setTimer(function() 
     local SecondsTime5 = getElementData(thePlayer,"Seconds") 
          if (SecondsTime5)  then 
           local getSecondsTime5 = getElementData(thePlayer, "Seconds") 
            if getSecondsTime5 then 
              setElementData(thePlayer,"Seconds",tonumber(getSecondsTime5+1)) 
          else 
              outputChatBox("I can't get the Seconds!")       
             end 
         end 
    end,1000,0) 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerJoin", getRootElement(),JoinStartTime) 
  
  
function SetNewTimers(CurrentCurrentDataName)   -- using dataName does not help and use thePlayer does not help  
outputChatBox("1") 
         local  getSecondsTime2    = getElementData(source,"Seconds")  
         local  getMinutsTime3     = getElementData(source,"Minuts")  
         local SecondsTime1        = getElementData(source,"Hours") 
          
         --[[ 
           if (SecondsTime1)  then 
               local getSecondsTime1 = getElementData(source, "Seconds") 
           if getSecondsTime1 then 
               setElementData(source,"Seconds",tonumber(getSecondsTime1+1)) 
               end 
           end 
           ]] 
           if (CurrentDataName == "Seconds") then 
           --[[ 
             local getSecondsTime7 = getElementData(source, "Seconds") 
             if getSecondsTime7 then 
                    setElementData(source,"Seconds",tonumber(getSecondsTime7+1)) 
                end]] 
                if tonumber( getSecondsTime2  ) == 60 then  
                 local MinutsTime2 = getElementData(source,"Minuts") 
                    if (MinutsTime2)  then 
                       local getMinutsTime2 = getElementData(source, "Minuts") 
                       if getMinutsTime2 then 
                       setElementData(source,"Minuts",tonumber(getMinutsTime2+1)) 
                       setElementData(source,"Seconds",0) 
                 end  
              end     
           end 
           if (CurrentDataName == "Minuts") then 
               if tonumber( getMinutsTime3  ) == 60 then 
               local HourTime2 = getElementData(source,"Hours") 
                if (HourTime2)  then 
                   local getHourTime3 = getElementData(source, "Hours") 
                if getHourTime3 then 
                    setElementData(source,"Hours",tonumber(getHourTime2+1)) 
                    setElementData(source,"Minuts",0) 
               end  
             end   
           end 
        end 
    end 
end 
addEventHandler("onElementDataChange",getRootElement(),SetNewTimers) 
  

added

check once again writes an error on line 12

Bad Argument@ `getElementData`

no errors in create dates

  
outputChatBox("Create data"..tostring(TimeSec).." , "..tostring(TimeMins).." , "..tostring(TimeHour)) 
  

[Wojak]

you will never lern...

replace

function JoinStartTime(thePlayer) 

with

function JoinStartTime() 
local thePlayer = source 

and change all source in this function to thePlayer

note that source will not work in anonimus function (in setTimer) so you need to asign it to thePlayer

[Kenix]

I altered the code now it is fully working.

yes it work THX DUDE

but

WARNING : level/test.lua:13 Bad `element` pointer @ `getElementData`(1)

this 13 line

  
local SecondsTime5 = getElementData(thePlayer,"Seconds") 
  

full code setTimer .

  
StartSecondsTime = setTimer(function() 
         local SecondsTime5 = getElementData(thePlayer,"Seconds") 
          if (SecondsTime5)  then 
           local getSecondsTime5 = getElementData(thePlayer, "Seconds") 
            if getSecondsTime5 then 
              setElementData(thePlayer,"Seconds",tonumber(getSecondsTime5+1))                                                             
          else 
              outputChatBox("I can't get the Seconds!")       
             end 
         end 
end,1000,0) 
  

how fix it?

it is spam in the server window.

[Wojak]

StartSecondsTime = setTimer(function() 
    if isElement(thePlayer) then 
         local SecondsTime5 = getElementData(thePlayer,"Seconds") 
          if (SecondsTime5)  then 
           local getSecondsTime5 = getElementData(thePlayer, "Seconds") 
            if getSecondsTime5 then 
              setElementData(thePlayer,"Seconds",tonumber(getSecondsTime5+1))                                                             
          else 
              outputChatBox("I can't get the Seconds!")       
             end 
         end 
    end 
end,1000,0) 

[DakiLLa]

What's actually stored in this 'thePlayer' variable inside the function that called by a timer? I assume it should be

setTimer( function( thePlayer ) 
  ... 
end, 1000, 0, playerVariable ) 

Otherwise it's nil.

[Wojak]

the problem is that setTimer creates a infinit loop, even if the player quits it still try to perform operations on him...

the solution is to check if the element exist (isElement(thePlayer)) and (what i should done in previous post) kill the timer when the player left the game

full code:

function JoinStartTime() 
local thePlayer = source 
local TimeSec = setElementData(thePlayer,"Seconds",0) 
local TimeMins = setElementData(thePlayer,"Minuts",0) 
local TimeHour = setElementData ( thePlayer, "Hours", 0 ) 
local StartSecondsTime = setTimer(function() 
  if isElement(thePlayer) then 
     local SecondsTime5 = getElementData(thePlayer,"Seconds") 
     if (SecondsTime5)  then 
        local getSecondsTime5 = getElementData(thePlayer, "Seconds") 
        if getSecondsTime5 then    
            setElementData(thePlayer,"Seconds",tonumber(getSecondsTime5+1)) 
        else 
           outputChatBox("I can't get the Seconds!")       
        end 
     end 
  else 
      killTimer(StartSecondsTime) 
  end 
end,1000,0) 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerJoin", getRootElement(),JoinStartTime) 

[Kenix]

the problem is that setTimer creates a infinit loop, even if the player quits it still try to perform operations on him...

the solution is to check if the element exist (isElement(thePlayer)) and (what i should done in previous post) kill the timer when the player left the game

full code:

function JoinStartTime() 
local thePlayer = source 
local TimeSec = setElementData(thePlayer,"Seconds",0) 
local TimeMins = setElementData(thePlayer,"Minuts",0) 
local TimeHour = setElementData ( thePlayer, "Hours", 0 ) 
local StartSecondsTime = setTimer(function() 
  if isElement(thePlayer) then 
     local SecondsTime5 = getElementData(thePlayer,"Seconds") 
     if (SecondsTime5)  then 
        local getSecondsTime5 = getElementData(thePlayer, "Seconds") 
        if getSecondsTime5 then    
            setElementData(thePlayer,"Seconds",tonumber(getSecondsTime5+1)) 
        else 
           outputChatBox("I can't get the Seconds!")       
        end 
     end 
  else 
      killTimer(StartSecondsTime) 
  end 
end,1000,0) 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerJoin", getRootElement(),JoinStartTime) 

it working

if remove KillTimer

Thx guys