How do I make a function run while part is being stepped on and stop when stepped off

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#1

I want this while true do loop to run until the player steps off the part but I don’t know how, this is my code

e = script.Parent
e.Touch:Connect(function(hit)
		while true do
		local newPart = Instance.new("Part", game.Workspace)
		newPart.Size = Vector3.new(1,1,1)
		newPart.Material = "Glass"
		newPart.Color = Color3.new(0, 0.5, 1)
		newPart.Reflectance = 1
		newPart.Anchored = false
		newPart.CFrame = CFrame.new(0, 6.75, -60.5)
		wait(0.15)
	end
	if e.TouchEnded then
	end
end)

Right now it starts running when you step on it but doesn’t stop at all

#2

Stepping on parts is an unreliable way to detect it, instead I suggest to make an invisible part and make it collidable.

Also this script only works if you make it a big part, which can touch the HumanoidRootPart, it’s also unreliable to detect multiple parts of the body, so instead we are targetting the RootPart.

local collisionPart = script.Parent
local touched, isRunning = false, false

local function start()
	if isRunning then return end 
	isRunning = true -- to stop other detections
	while touched do -- stops when nobody is touching
		local newPart = Instance.new("Part", game.Workspace)
		newPart.Size = Vector3.new(1,1,1)
		newPart.Material = "Glass"
		newPart.Color = Color3.new(0, 0.5, 1)
		newPart.Reflectance = 1
		newPart.Anchored = false
		newPart.CFrame = CFrame.new(0, 6.75, -60.5)
		wait(0.15)
	end
   isRunning = false -- this runs when the loop stops
end

collisionPart.Touched:Connect(function(hitPart)
	if hitPart.Name ~= "HumanoidRootPart" then return end
	touched = true
	start()
end)

collisionPart.TouchedEnded:Connect(function(hitPart)
	if hitPart.Name ~= "HumanoidRootPart" then return end
	touched = false
end)
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