How do I make a question that I wait 5 seconds to complete?

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#1

So, I’m making a quiz game sort of like the impossible quiz and I’m trying to make a question that you wait five seconds to move on to the next question. but I made a script, and it doesn’t seem to work.

local currentQuestion = script.Parent
local nextQuestion = currentQuestion.Parent.Question39

if currentQuestion.Visible == true then
	
	wait(5)
	
currentQuestion.Visible = false
nextQuestion.Visible = true
end

This script is inside a frame Called Question38

#2

Setting up an event that detects when the property changes should work. Your current code doesn’t detect changes so nothing will happen.

Fix:

local currentQuestion = script.Parent 
local nextQuestion = currentQuestion.Parent.Question39 
currentQuestion:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Visible"):Once(function(...: any) 
	task.wait(5)
	
	currentQuestion.Visible = false
	nextQuestion.Visible = true
end)

Edit: The code assumes the current question is not visible initially btw

#3

i tried and it did not work but thanks

#4

ScreenGuis don’t have Visible as a valid property. To enable or disable a ScreenGui, you have to use the Enabled property instead:

local currentQuestion = script.Parent
local nextQuestion = currentQuestion.Parent.Question39

currentQuestion:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Enabled"):Connect(function()
	if currentQuestion.Enabled == true then
		task.wait(5)

		currentQuestion.Enabled = false
		nextQuestion.Enabled = true -- assuming this is a ScreenGui as well, correct me if I'm wrong
	end
end
#5

it’s in a frame called Question38
edit: i changed the the description to make it easier to understand

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#6

Are they both frames that are invisible In the beginning?

#7

yes its Question 38 and Question 39

#8

My code that I posted should’ve worked then but I guess we have to debug first.
Run this code and tell me it prints correctly:

local currentQuestion = script.Parent 
local nextQuestion = currentQuestion.Parent.Question39 
currentQuestion:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Visible"):Connect(function(...: any) 
	print(currentQuestion.Visible)
end)
#9

nothing printed for some reason
edit: it actually did print false

#10

it printed when I clicked one of the options

#11

Run the code again and see if it works again maybe? I remove the delay so you can see instant changes

local currentQuestion = script.Parent 
local nextQuestion = currentQuestion.Parent.Question39 

currentQuestion:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Visible"):Connect(function(...: any) 
	currentQuestion.Visible = not currentQuestion.Visible
	nextQuestion.Visible = not nextQuestion.Visible
end)
#12

I have an error

Maximum event re-entrancy depth (80) exceeded for Object.VisibleChanged

#13

to fix that error you either use debounce or disconnect the connection.

an example with the debounce should look like

local currentQuestion = script.Parent 
local nextQuestion = currentQuestion.Parent.Question39 

local db = false

currentQuestion:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Visible"):Connect(function(...: any) 
if db == true then return end
    db = true -- debounce
	currentQuestion.Visible = not currentQuestion.Visible
	nextQuestion.Visible = not nextQuestion.Visible

    task.delay(1, function() -- setting it back to false
      db = false
    end)
end)
#14

There’s an infinite loop of the event firing and the property changing but @jaybeemvoid’s modification of my code should work

#15

the error is fixed but the script only runs when I click three options I just want it to have a delay of 5 seconds when the question pops up

#16

in that case i suppose you can just change the number in the delay function

 task.delay(seconds, function() -- change seconds to the desired number
    db = false
 end)
#17

works better but for some reason the delay only starts when I hit an option first

#18

it only starts when you hit an option first because the code listens to the “Visible” property and when it is changed it will run the code

#20

is there a way to make the script trigger when you enter the question

#21

Just add a wait function before setting it.

llocal currentQuestion = script.Parent 
local nextQuestion = currentQuestion.Parent.Question39 

local db = false

currentQuestion:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Visible"):Connect(function(...: any) 
	if db then return end
	db = true -- debounce
	
	task.wait(5)
	currentQuestion.Visible = not currentQuestion.Visible
	nextQuestion.Visible = not nextQuestion.Visible

	task.wait(.5)
	db = false
end)

Edit: Don’t create new threads so use the updated code.

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