While loop not stopping

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#1

Hi! I’m making a game that counts how long it takes to complete an obstacle course. The problem is that my while loop won’t stop! Here’s the code I use (local script in starter player scripts):

local debounceTimerCount = true
local timeCheck = 0
local boolCheck = game.ReplicatedStorage["Start Game"].StartCharacterCheck.Value
game.ReplicatedStorage["Start Game"].OnClientEvent:Connect(function()
	boolCheck = true
	boolCheck = not boolCheck
	timeCheck = 0
	while not boolCheck do
		if debounceTimerCount then
			debounceTimerCount = not debounceTimerCount
			timeCheck += 1
			print(timeCheck)
			wait(1)
			debounceTimerCount = true
		end
		
	end
	game.ReplicatedStorage.GameEnd.OnClientEvent:Connect(function()
	boolCheck = true
	game.ReplicatedStorage.TweenDetails:WaitForChild("SecondsTaken").Value = timeCheck
	print(timeCheck)
	game.ReplicatedStorage.TweenDetails:FireServer(workspace)
	end)	
end)

Thanks,
NeoGaming_RBLX

#2

Put this above the loop, because it won’t actually run until the loop ends otherwise.

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#3

It works! Thanks for the help :slight_smile:
EDIT: Studio is freezing and it says it’s because of the while loop

#4

you could use break to stop the while loop

#5

The output is saying

Script timeout: exhausted allowed execution time

How would I fix this?

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#6

Put a wait in the beginning of the while loop , incase the if statement is not executed because the condition is not met there will be no waiting , which breaks your script.

#7

Well, If You Need To Stop Looping “While” I’ll Show You My Example Because Your Script Confused Me.


local something = true

while something == true do
	print("something is true")
	something = false
	if something == false then
		break -- This Method Breaks The Loop.
	end
end
#8

The only problem is that the output prints one more second than the real time it took. But it still works, and that’s what counts :slight_smile: