A question about setTimer's

[Xeno]

If I was going to set a timer on a function, and I was using "player", would I make the timer like this:

setTimer(wafflecheese, 1000,1, player) 

Because I get a bad argument if I put it in the function like this,

function wafflecheese(player) 

[myonlake]

Are you sure the timer is created -after- the function?

[FatalTerror]

Are you sure the timer is created -after- the function?

Not necessarily...

If I was going to set a timer on a function, and I was using "player", would I make the timer like this:

setTimer(wafflecheese, 1000,1, player) 

Because I get a bad argument if I put it in the function like this,

function wafflecheese(player) 

Are you sure "player" have an value ?

Test the value

  
if player then 
setTimer(wafflecheese, 1000, 1, player) 
else 
outputChatBox("No value") 
end 
  

[Xeno]

Yes the timer is after the function,

And what do you mean by values.?

I use "player" for this:

local team = getPlayerTeam(player) 

[myonlake]

Check it out.

function wafflecheese(player) 
    if player then 
        outputChatBox("Value found.", player, 0, 255, 0, false) 
    else 
        outputChatBox("Value not found.", player, 255, 0, 0, false) 
    end 
end 
  
addCommandHandler("execute", 
function(player, cmd) 
    setTimer(wafflecheese, 1000, 1, player) 
end) 

[Xeno]

Nothing is Displayed in the chat box.

[Klesh]

function timerHandler (thePlayer) 
    setTimer(set, 1000, 1, thePlayer) 
end 
addEventHandler("onResourceStart", getResourceRootElement(),timerHandler) 
function set (thePlayer) 
    if (thePlayer) then 
        outputChatBox("Value found.", thePlayer, 0, 255, 0, false) 
        timerHandler(thePlayer) 
    else 
        outputChatBox("Value not found.", player, 255, 0, 0, false) 
    end 
end 

[Xeno]

Shall I just give you some of my script?

  
  
function start() 
  
crate = createObject(2991,-1353,-185,14) 
  
local team = getPlayerTeam(player) 
if team then 
    local police = getTeamFromName("Police") 
    if (team == police) then 
  
    end 
elseif team then 
local police = getTeamFromName("Criminals") 
  
end 
end 
-setTimer(start, 1000,1, player) 

[Klesh]

The code dont have any sense, what you want to do with that?

[myonlake]

Code had no sense, what a MESS.

I have no idea what did you want to do with it but created something with it.

Command: /check

local crate = createObject(2991, -1353, -185, 14) 
  
function start(player) 
    local team = getPlayerTeam(player) 
    if team then 
        local police = getTeamFromName("Police") 
        local criminals = getTeamFromName("Criminals") 
         
        if (team == police) then 
            outputChatBox("You're a police officer.", source, 0, 255, 0, false) 
        elseif (team == criminal) then 
            outputChatBox("You're a criminal.", source, 0, 255, 0, false) 
        end 
    end 
end 
  
addCommandHandler("check", 
function(player, cmd) 
    setTimer(start, 1000, 1, player) 
end) 

[Al3grab]

setTimer(start, 1000,1, player)

you have to define who is player here

[Xeno]

EDIT: SOrry I did not see the previous posts

myonlake, I wanted it so it starts a timer automatically when the resource starts.

[SDK]

I just tried to decipher this topic, but I can't make sense of it. Is your problem fixed now?

If not, what are you trying to do? Also important, is it client or serverside?

[Klesh]

To make the script start when resource is started, put this:

addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart", getRootElement(), start) 

[Xeno]

To make the script start when resource is started, put this:

addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart", getRootElement(), start) 

I mean so it starts the timer off:

  
function setTimer(player) 
    setTimer(start, 1000, 1, player) 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart", getRootElement(), setTimer) 

But I get an error saying Stacked Overflow -- Whatever that means?

And SDK, No I have not, all I need is a timer that sets off the function once, sorry I wasn't very clear lol.

[Castillo]

That's because you named your function as "setTimer".

function onStart() -- Here. 
    setTimer(start, 1000, 1, player) 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart", resourceRoot, onStart) 

[Xeno]

That works SolidSnake, but I get 1 more error saying

"Expected function at argument 1, got resource-data"

  setTimer(start, 1000, 1, player) 

[Klesh]

Post your whole code, and meta.

[Castillo]

Mind explaining what exactly are you trying to achieve? because I can't really help if I don't know what are you up to.

[Xeno]

Nevermind its fixed, I forgot to remove something.

Thank you all that helped me! <

I forgot to delete:

addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart", getRootElement(), setTimer) 

[Xeno]

Sorry for the double post, but no one would read it if I didn't:

local team = getPlayerTeam(player) 

bad "player" pointer at getPlayerTeam 

[Castillo]

Post your script, how do you expect us to help if you don't?

[Xeno]

function start(player) 
crate = createObject(2991,-1353,-185,14) 
  
    local team = getPlayerTeam(player) 
local object = createObject(2991, -1353, -185, 14) 
    if team then 
        local police = getTeamFromName("Police") 
        local criminals = getTeamFromName("Criminals") 
        
        if (team == police) then 
            outputChatBox("You're a police officer.", source, 0, 255, 0, false) 
        elseif (team == criminal) then 
            outputChatBox("You're a criminal.", source, 0, 255, 0, false) 
        end 
    end 
end 
  
function onStart(player) -- Here. 
    setTimer(start, 7500, 1, player) 
  
end 
addEventHandler("onResourceStart", getRootElement(), onStart) 

[Klesh]

function start(source, player) 
    crate = createObject(2991,-1353,-185,14) 
      
        local team = getPlayerTeam(source) 
    local object = createObject(2991, -1353, -185, 14) 
        if team then 
            local police = getTeamFromName("Police") 
            local criminals = getTeamFromName("Criminals") 
            
            if (team == police) then 
                outputChatBox("You're a police officer.", source, 0, 255, 0, false) 
            elseif (team == criminal) then 
                outputChatBox("You're a criminal.", source, 0, 255, 0, false) 
            end 
        end 
    end 
      
    function onStart(player) -- Here. 
        setTimer(start, 7500, 1, player) 
      
    end 
    addEventHandler("onResourceStart", getRootElement(), onStart) 

[Castillo]

function start(player) 
crate = createObject(2991,-1353,-185,14) 
  
    local team = getPlayerTeam(player) 
local object = createObject(2991, -1353, -185, 14) 
    if team then 
        local police = getTeamFromName("Police") 
        local criminals = getTeamFromName("Criminals") 
        
        if (team == police) then 
            outputChatBox("You're a police officer.", player, 0, 255, 0, false) 
        elseif (team == criminal) then 
            outputChatBox("You're a criminal.", player, 0, 255, 0, false) 
        end 
    end 
end 
  
function onStart(player) 
    setTimer(function () 
        for index, player in ipairs(getElementsByType("player")) do 
            start(player) 
        end 
    end, 7500, 1) 
end 
addEventHandler("onResourceStart", resourceRoot, onStart)