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Delaying

Discussion in 'Scripting' started by UnityUser_721, Aug 11, 2014.

  1. UnityUser_721

    UnityUser_721

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    Is there any way to delay actions?
     
    UnityUser_721, Aug 11, 2014
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  2. DoomSamurai

    DoomSamurai

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    Use coroutines?

    Code (CSharp):
    1. void DoSomething(){ StartCoroutine("delayedaction"); }
    2.  
    3. IEnumerator delayedaction()
    4. {
    5. yield return new WaitForSeconds(2);
    6. //do something
    7. }
    You can also just use Invoke.

    Code (CSharp):
    1.  
    2.  
    3. void DoSomething(){ Invoke("delayedaction", 2); }
    4.  
    5. void delayedaction{
    6. //do something
    7. }
     
    DoomSamurai, Aug 11, 2014
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  3. UnityUser_721

    UnityUser_721

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    Hmmmmm...ok.
    I wish there was an easier way like delay(1) or sleep(1000).
     
    UnityUser_721, Aug 11, 2014
    #3

  4. herman111

    herman111

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    maybe they will add a delay function in the future...but for now coroutines and Invokes with waitForSeconds work just as good..plenty of examples in these forums...just search
     
    herman111, Aug 11, 2014
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  5. DoomSamurai

    DoomSamurai

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    That would lock the thread the game is running on. The game loop is a single thread and that's partly why you need coroutines or Invoke.
     
    DoomSamurai, Aug 11, 2014
    #5