Never knew how to do a proper setTimer.. :s

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Okay guys, I always had problems with setTimers, if someone can give me a good explanation to this.. I would be very appreciated!

I am trying to do something like :

but its not working

  
setTimer(function() wood = createObject ( 1418, xW, yW, zW, xWR,yWR,zWR, false ) end, 5000,1) 
  

also tryed this way:

  
setTimer(function(xW,yW,zW,xWR,yWR,zWR) wood = createObject ( 1418, xW, yW, zW, xWR,yWR,zWR, false ) end, 5000,1, xW,yW,zW,xWR,yWR,zWR) 
  

I dont know when I need to pass arguments on timer and when I dont need it

Thanks alot in advance!!!

[Castillo]

setTimer(function(xW,yW,zW,xWR,yWR,zWR) wood = createObject ( 1418, xW, yW, zW, xWR,yWR,zWR, false ) end, 5000, 1, xW,yW,zW,xWR,yWR,zWR) 

That one (the second option) should work, have you tested it?

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setTimer(function(xW,yW,zW,xWR,yWR,zWR) wood = createObject ( 1418, xW, yW, zW, xWR,yWR,zWR, false ) end, 5000, 1, xW,yW,zW,xWR,yWR,zWR) 

That one (the second option) should work, have you tested it?

I did but not working

thanks in advance

[Castillo]

What exactly doesn't work? do you get any error? mind posting the other script part?

[DarkLink]

What exactly doesn't work? do you get any error? mind posting the other script part?

cant a setTimer be inside a function that is attached to the onClientRender event?

it wont call many timers, because its inside an if condition.. and it enters there only some times..

I remember that I cant have timers on onClientRender events

But there must be a solution..

[Castillo]

I don't understand, you mean that timers doesn't work when using "onClientRender" as event handler?

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I don't understand, you mean that timers doesn't work when using "onClientRender" as event handler?

Something like, since the setTimer is inside the function that "onClientRender" calls it should not work??

  
function example() 
     
    outputChatBox("wtf3") 
    xW,yW,zW = getElementPosition(wood) 
    xWR, yWR, zWR = getElementRotation(wood) 
     
     
     
    if(expression == true) then 
        outputChatBox("wtf4") 
        destroyElement (wood) 
        setTimer(function(xW,yW,zW,xWR,yWR,zWR) wood = createObject ( 1418, xW, yW, zW, xWR,yWR,zWR, false ) end, 5000, 1, xW,yW,zW,xWR,yWR,zWR) 
    else 
     
        outputChatBox("nothing") 
    end 
     
end 
  
  
addCommandHandler ("line",  
    function () 
        addEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), example) 
             
     
         
    end 
) 
  

The problem is that I never see outputChatBox saying nothing or wtf4, and I know that expression goes true sometimes..

Do you know ?

thanks in advance mate

[Castillo]

You're trying to get position of something that doesn't exists yet?

    xW,yW,zW = getElementPosition(wood) 
    xWR, yWR, zWR = getElementRotation(wood) 

setTimer(function(xW,yW,zW,xWR,yWR,zWR) wood = createObject ( 1418, xW, yW, zW, xWR,yWR,zWR, false ) end, 5000, 1, xW,yW,zW,xWR,yWR,zWR) 

[DarkLink]

Okay mate the thing I am trying to do is rebuild a object that goes into destroyed state after gets shooted, u see?

I could do it without any timer, it gets immeadiatly rebuild after gets shooted, but I want with some delay.. so I tryed this code:

  
local on = false 
local xW,yW,zW = nil,nil,nil 
local xWR,yWR,zWR = nil,nil,nil 
local wood = nil 
  
function createLine() 
     
     
    xW,yW,zW = getElementPosition(wood) 
    xWR, yWR, zWR = getElementRotation(wood) 
     
    dxDrawLine3D (xW, yW, zW+1, xW, yW, zW-1, tocolor ( 0, 255, 0, 255 ), 10)   -- this is only to help me, to know which line would isLineOfSightClear would use  
     
    if(isLineOfSightClear ( xW, yW,  zW+1,  xW,  yW, zW-1) and getElementData(wood,"nr", false) == 0) then 
        outputChatBox("no obstacle visible") 
        setElementData(wood,"nr", 1) 
         
        setTimer(function(xW,yW,zW,xWR,yWR,zWR, wood) destroyElement (wood) wood = createObject ( 1418, xW, yW, zW, xWR,yWR,zWR, false )  setElementData(wood, "nr",0)  end, 1000, 1, xW,yW,zW,xWR,yWR,zWR, wood) 
    else 
     
        outputChatBox("obstacle visible") 
    end 
     
end 
  
  
  
addCommandHandler ("line",  
    function () 
         
         
        if(on) then 
            on = false 
            removeEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), createLine) 
        else 
            local x,y,z = getElementPosition(getLocalPlayer()) 
            wood = createObject ( 1418, x + 3, y, z+3, 150.23657226563, 50.000610351563, 150.47875976563, false ) 
            setElementData(wood, "nr", 0) 
                        addEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), createLine) 
             
            on = true 
        end   
         
    end 
) 
  
  

and the element data on the wood is because I need a mechanism to wait to get the piece rebuild before send any setTimer, u see? if I dont use this.. many setTimers will be called because the the line will be clear.. and onClientRender will call that function many times.. u see?

I guess u understand now

Hope u can find the problem, because the code seems fine to me

Thanks alot in advance mate!!!

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Problem solved guys, I notice that, the timers on client render its kinda problematic, I made it another way.

Thanks alot castillo