How to Effectively use While loops

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#1

Hello there, recently I learnt about while loops and I made the most simple while loop I could think of.


while john < 5  do 
	game.Workspace.johnspart.Transparency = 0.6
end

In the output this appeared and my studio almost crashed  13:59:08.012  Script timeout: exhausted allowed execution time  -  Server - Script:3. How can I use while loops then if it will crash?
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#2

put wait() or ur studio will crash

#3

everytime u use loop dont forget to put wait()

#4

where should I put it? please tell me where

#5

u can put inside on the loop thats it

#6

like this
while john < 5 do
wait()
game.Workspace.johnspart.Transparency = 0.6
end

#7

local john = 1

while john < 5  do 
	wait(5)
	game.Workspace.johnspart.Transparency = 0.6
end

Blockquote this good?

#8

Yes, that’s good. Or you could just make the wait(5) to wait()

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#9

Works, thank you for the help! I am still new to scripting so it really helps.

#10

what happens if you put wait() instead of wait (5)

#11

No problem, we were all beginners at some point.

#12

nope just keep scripting and just post here if u have more problem

#13

The number inside a wait is how many seconds itll wait before continuing.

#14

the studio will not crash and u can just put wait() cuz u dont have to want until 5 second

#15

I know but he said to put wait() instead of wait (5)

#16

what happened if you used wait() in other things, for example

game.StarterGui.ScreenGUI.Frame.Visible = true
wait()
game.StarterGui.ScreenGUI.Frame.Visible = true
#17

when u put wait() the value of waiting is 0.3 if u put wait(5) the value of waiting is 5

#18

Okay thank you, I didn’t realise just putting wait() still waits for 0.3 seconds

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#19

Just putting wait() doesn’t mean to wait for 0.3. That information is wrong. Just putting wait means the loop will wait for 0.001 seconds and so fourth.

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#20

wait() yields for about 0.03 seconds, not 0.001

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