How do I stop a triggered function from running

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#1 
local connections = {}

CollectionService:GetInstanceAddedSignal("TestTag"):Connect(function(instance)
	connections[instance] = task.spawn(function()
		local testProximity = instance.ProximityPrompt;

		testProximity.Triggered:Connect(function(player)
			task.wait(1)
			print("proximity first test")
			task.wait(3)
			print("proximity second test")
		end)
		
		task.wait(5)
		print("task first test")
		task.wait(2)
		print("task second test")
	end)
end)

CollectionService:GetInstanceRemovedSignal("TestTag"):Connect(function(instance)
	task.cancel(connections[instance])
end)

I thought that closing this task would also stop the triggered function. Now I wanted to disconnect the proximity triggered function but it didnt work. I assume the disconnect only disconnects it from working but doesnt stop the function itself. Now how would I do this?

All I want to do is cancel everything inside the task after the tag has been removed.

#2

Add a Variable to the Connection

local connection = testProximity.Triggered:Connect(function(player)
end)
	
connection:Disconnect() -- Disconnects the Event
#3

Thats what I did, it just doesnt stop it sadly.

#4

What I am trying to achieve is that the function stops even while running. Not only disconnect the event basically.

#5 
local Active = true

-- inside event
if not Active then -- if Active is false
   return -- ends function
end
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#6

Thanks again, this wouldnt stop the function tho, because it would only run once the event is triggered.

What I basically want is the triggered function to stop completely. So the task.wait and stuff dont run even after the function has been triggered. I assume theres no way to do it.

#7

return stops the function, normally it returns data. But in this case it returns nil

#8

Yes but the if only checks once in the event. So the event would fully run and then check if active is still active.

#9

I feel like using couretines may be of benefit here. That’s not my speciality though, so someone else can expand

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#10

Tried using coroutines but they also dont stop the triggered while its running.

#11

Have a look at Couretine.yield. May be of use

#12

Would this work?

local t
function Task(p)
t = task.spawn(function()

print(p)
task.wait(5)
print("oof")
end)

end


local A = ProximityPrompt.Triggered:Connect(Task)



A:Disconnect()
task.cancel(t)
#13

coroutine.yield only pauses the coroutine until called again, it doesnt kill it.

#14

Nope, since disconnect just stops the event from working but doesnt stop it if its currently running.

#15

That isn’t all they have in their code. Actually test the code provided instead of just dismissing it from a quick glance over it

#16

ok, looking into the documentation of coroutines, coroutine.close is what you would use to kill it

#17

Yep, coroutines worked the same for me on this issue.

#18

So you tried this?

local co = coroutine.create(function()
-- code
end)
-- within connection:
coroutine.resume(co)

-- Disconnecting:
connection:Disconnect()
coroutine.close(co) -- coroutine has to be running for this to work
#19

yep exactly that, and the connection stops so the other prints dont work, but the prints inside triggered still work.

#20

Did you try this as well?

local connections = {}
local c
CollectionService:GetInstanceAddedSignal("TestTag"):Connect(function(instance)
	connections[instance] = task.spawn(function()
		local testProximity = instance.ProximityPrompt;

		c = testProximity.Triggered:Connect(function(player)
			task.wait(1)
			print("proximity first test")
			task.wait(3)
			print("proximity second test")
		end)
		
		task.wait(5)
		print("task first test")
		task.wait(2)
		print("task second test")
	end)
end)

CollectionService:GetInstanceRemovedSignal("TestTag"):Connect(function(instance)
	task.cancel(connections[instance])
    c:Disconnect()
    connections[instance] = nil
    
end)

@LaxoLPYT It works, im sure why yours doesnt

Random Script i tested

local connection = script.Parent.Triggered


thread = nil
c = connection:Connect(function()
	thread = task.spawn(function()
	while wait() do
		print("R")
	end	
	end)
end)
wait(5)
task.cancel(thread)
c:Disconnect()