Is there a way you can stop a repeat until loop with multiple methods

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#1

Hello developers I am trying to stop me repeat loop when a value hits zero or and even is fired how do I achieve this

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#2

do you mean like using until to stop the loop or can you please explain it more

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#3 
repeat
-- code
until value.Value == 0

Put this in a suitable place, it will only run once the script reaches the repeat line. You can make a function to trigger the repeat however.

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#4

Something like this?

local stopped = false
local var = 100

repeat
  var = var - 1
  wait(1)
until var <= 0 or stopped

event:Connect(function() stopped = true end)
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#5

Let Me try that (extra characters because of devforums

#6

I don’t think or works with repeat until

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#7

It does. Just like an if statement.

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#8

then would this work?
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#9

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For some reason its not stopping

#10

That is because in the “if” statement after the repeat loop it is not checking the value of the time it is checking the instance.

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#12

It was interfering with another function

#13

I would recommend using a while loop over a repeat loop as they are much easier to read and provide the same functionality. By connecting your event before the loop is started, you can toggle a boolean that will break the loop in the event callback.

local Looping = true
Event:Once(function() -- :Once() will automatically disconnect the event after it has fired, similar to calling `:Disconnect()` (however this method is safe to use with Deferred event behaviour).
    Looping = false
end)

while true do -- you could also do while (Looping and Value > 0) do and remove the condition check on the next line
    if Value <= 0 or not Looping then -- check the conditions
        break -- cancels the loop and resumes the code
    end
    -- your code here
    task.wait(1)
end
#14

Yes, however the loop still will not break

#15

Thanks everyone for the help I appreciate it!

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