Why is my debounce touch script not stopping?

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#1

I’m trying to get my script to trigger a while loop to stop, if another part is touching the main part

local part = script.Parent

debounce = true

if debounce == true then
	
	function onTouch(part)
		if part.Parent:WaitForChild("OtherPart") then
			print(part,"Touched")
			debounce = false
		end
	end
	 
	function onTouchEnded(part)
		if part.Parent:FindFirstChild("OtherPart") then
			print(part,"Touched Ended")
			--debounce = true is left like this for testing
		end
	end
	part.Touched:Connect(onTouch)
	part.TouchEnded:Connect(onTouchEnded)
end
	
while debounce == true do
	part.BrickColor = BrickColor.Random()
end
#2

You have to use :Disconnect()

When a part is touched, disconnect the functions:

local Connection = part.Touched:Connect(onTouch)
Connection:Disconnect()
#3

Have the if debounce == true after the Ontouch function.

#4

I did not know this function existed and where would i put the connection:Disconnect()?

#5

try if debounce then, that might work.

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#6

Try local local debounce = true .

dont think this is gonna work but hey ho

#7

this works but when the Otherpart TouchEnded the while loop still does not re-fire

#8

Try this:

debounce = true
	
function onTouch(part)
    if debounce then
        if part.Parent:WaitForChild("OtherPart") then
	    print(part,"Touched")
            debounce = false
        end
    end
end
	 
function onTouchEnded(part)
    if part.Parent:FindFirstChild("OtherPart") then
	print(part,"Touched Ended")
	--debounce = true is left like this for testing
    end
end

part.Touched:Connect(onTouch)
part.TouchEnded:Connect(onTouchEnded)

while debounce do
	part.BrickColor = BrickColor.Random()
end
#9

the while loop still does not refire if the wanted part stopped touching it

#10

There’s any error in the output?

#11

No, the part does stop changing colors when touched, but still does not continue to change colors if the touch is over

#12 
function onTouchEnded(part)
    if part.Parent:FindFirstChild("OtherPart") then
	print(part,"Touched Ended")
	debounce = true 
    end
end

You forgot to set debounce back to true, replace the toucheEnded function with this.

#13

Hey there, sorry if it’s been a while and I don’t know if you solved this, here is a fix.

local part = script.Parent

debounce = false

function onTouch(part)
	if part.Parent:WaitForChild("OtherPart") then
		print(part,"Touched")
		debounce = true
	end
end
	 
function onTouchEnded(part)
	if part.Parent:FindFirstChild("OtherPart") then
		print(part,"Touched Ended")
		debounce = false
	end
end
part.Touched:Connect(onTouch)
part.TouchEnded:Connect(onTouchEnded)
	
while true do
	wait()
	if debounce == true then
		part.BrickColor = BrickColor.Random()
	end
end