Timer for an individual player

[Cassandra]

Is there a way to create a timer for an individual player or is it always global?

For example, something like this:

  
sometimer = {} 
sometimer.player = player 
sometimer.player["timer"] = setTimer(somefunc, someinterval, 0, player) 
  

[Booo]

Is there a way to create a timer for an individual player or is it always global?

For example, something like this:

  
sometimer = {} 
sometimer.player = player 
sometimer.player["timer"] = setTimer(somefunc, someinterval, 0, player) 
  

  
sometimer = {} 
sometimer[player] = setTimer(somefunc, someinterval, 0, player) 
  

example

time = { } 
function FF() 
time[source] = setTimer(outputChatBox,5000,1,"ola bro",source,255,255,255) 
end 
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerJoin", getRootElement(), FF ) 

[Cassandra]

Is there a way to create a timer for an individual player or is it always global?

For example, something like this:

  
sometimer = {} 
sometimer.player = player 
sometimer.player["timer"] = setTimer(somefunc, someinterval, 0, player) 
  

  
sometimer = {} 
sometimer[player] = setTimer(somefunc, someinterval, 0, player) 
  

example

time = { } 
function FF() 
time[source] = setTimer(outputChatBox,5000,1,"ola bro",source,255,255,255) 
end 
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerJoin", getRootElement(), FF ) 

Aaah thanks, i will try it.

Edit: It worked thanks!

[Booo]

Aaah thanks, i will try it.

Edit: It worked thanks!

function SS ( TT ) 
   if TT = "Quit" and isTimer(time[source]) then 
    killTimer(time[source]) 
  end 
    outputChatBox ("U Are Welcome ") 
end 
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerQuit", getRootElement(), SS ) 

[Anderl]

None of the codes above create a local timer. They're still global.

@Booo, your last code is wrong.

[Renkon]

If you want to create for individual player go clientside.

If you want to create for everybody go serverside liek boo's example

[50p]

Timers trigger functions. If you want the function to be called for specific player then use player element as argument for the function (server-side). Just like in the first Booo's example with outputChatBox func.

[Cassandra]

Timers trigger functions. If you want the function to be called for specific player then use player element as argument for the function (server-side). Just like in the first Booo's example with outputChatBox func.

I did it but then if the timer get's killed, it get's killed for each players on the world.

[Anderl]

Do it in the client side.

[50p]

Timers trigger functions. If you want the function to be called for specific player then use player element as argument for the function (server-side). Just like in the first Booo's example with outputChatBox func.

I did it but then if the timer get's killed, it get's killed for each players on the world.

When you kill a timer you kill the specific timer (if it was for 1 player it will be killed for that player). Show us what you're having problem with and we'll explain.

Do it in the client side.

Do client-side scripting as little as possible (mainly GUI). If you can do something server-side then do it server-side.

[Cassandra]

Timers trigger functions. If you want the function to be called for specific player then use player element as argument for the function (server-side). Just like in the first Booo's example with outputChatBox func.

I did it but then if the timer get's killed, it get's killed for each players on the world.

When you kill a timer you kill the specific timer (if it was for 1 player it will be killed for that player). Show us what you're having problem with and we'll explain.

Well I'm not having problem but the solution you gave them earlier will cause problems as you have created only 1 instance of global timer and doesn't matter what you put as the parameters it will be killed for every player because all of that player is using only that 1 instance of timer. I hope you get what I mean't.

[50p]

If you store the timer in a table for each player then it won't kill all the timers.

local timers = { }; 
timers[ player ] = setTimer( outputChatBox, 1000, 1, "hello world", player ); -- it will create 1 timer for 1 player 
  
killTimer( timers[ player ] ); -- it will kill the timer previously created for that specific player NOT all the timers 

Show the code you're having problem with and we'll solve your "global" timer problem or do it yourself once you understand the idea. Remember, you need to create a timer for each player separately.

[Cassandra]

If you store the timer in a table for each player then it won't kill all the timers.

local timers = { }; 
timers[ player ] = setTimer( outputChatBox, 1000, 1, "hello world", player ); -- it will create 1 timer for 1 player 
  
killTimer( timers[ player ] ); -- it will kill the timer previously created for that specific player NOT all the timers 

Show the code you're having problem with and we'll solve your "global" timer problem or do it yourself once you understand the idea. Remember, you need to create a timer for each player separately.

Nvm I misunderstood you. Sorry.