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Creating function that lasts for x seconds
Hey guys,
Not sure if I'm just stupid right now but I got a small problem. I want to create a function that lasts for x seconds.
In my case I want to call a function that rotates an object by x degrees. But I don't want the object to be rotated instantly (within 1 frame) but slowly. The process of the rotation should always last for 1 second. So this is what my script looks like:
function Update ()
{
if(Input.GetKeyDown("r"))
{
RotateObject(90);
}
}
function RotateObject (degrees : int)
{
transform.RotateAround(Vector3.zero, Vector3(0,0,1), degrees * Time.deltaTime);
}
Has anybody an idea how I can make the function RotateObject last for 1 second?
Hum... Well I am not sure about the exactly one second timing here but this can give you a good example of how I might do it. You can look for better ways of timing it if you would like:
var timeCounter:float = 0.0f;
var timeToRotate:float = 1.0f;
function Update ()
{
if(Input.GetKeyDown("r"))
{
if(timeCounter < timeToRotate){ //Added this to your code to execute this script only if it is under 1 second time count.
RotateObject(90);
timeCounter += Time.deltaTime;
}
}
}
function RotateObject (degrees : int)
{
transform.RotateAround(Vector3.zero, Vector3(0,0,1), degrees * Time.deltaTime);
}
You of course would have to decide how you would want to reset the variable timeCounter back to zero to count again if you wanted to.
I'd use a Coroutine. Coroutines are specifically designed to allow you to stop what you're doing in the middle of a frame and come back to it next frame. I'm really only familiar with coding in C# at the moment so I don't trust myself to write an example code, but I encourage you to check the documentation and tutorial:
http://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/Coroutines.html http://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/modules/intermediate/scripting/coroutines
For non constant time events you should use coroutines. This should start you going. This will rotate the mesh infinitely.
private var isRotating:boolean = false;
function Update (){
if(Input.GetKeyDown("r")){
if(!isRotating){
isRotating = true;
RotateObject();
}
}
}
function RotateObject() {
while(true){
transform.RotateAround(Vector3.zero, Vector3(0,0,1), 90 * Time.deltaTime);
yield;
}
}
