Question Detect a range of variables for 3 seconds

How can I detect a range of variables for 3 seconds?

 

Please use code tags.

You could just sum up the delta times when the condition is true. Something like:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. private float timesum;
3. private void Update()
4. {
5.     if (Data <1000 && Data > 800)
6.     {
7.         timesum += Time.deltaTime;
8.     }
9.     else
10.     {
11.         timesum = 0.0f;    // reset the timer when condition is no longer true
12.     }
13.     if(timesum >= 3.0f)
14.     {
15.         // your logic here
16.     }
17. }

Edit: Messed up.

 

Can I use this code without the void update? because I need to use 'private void ReadValue' to read the correct values, but I think that if I do not use the update this code will not work.

 

Update is called by Unity once per frame. Your ReadValue method must also be called by something in a certain intervall. If it is also called every frame (deltaTime is the time since last frame) it should work there too. If you'd post the whole script we could advise better .

 

I've made some changes and I tried to add your code to mine, but it doesn't work, probably I made some errors.

 

This problem description is pretty useless in programming. Try to be more specific IN WHICH WAY it doesn't work. Does it compile? Are there errors/exceptions? does it behave differently than expected? is nothing happing?

Also I suggested to post the whole script. Who or what is calling your method? Put some Debug.Logs to see wether it is called at all. Let it print some important values. Check which logical path the program takes (if/else).

 

My script reads the values and reacts accordingly, but if I add your piece of code it stops working, I no longer have a reaction if it enters that range of values, nothing happen.

 

I don't understand the meaning of that for loop. Your first code listing shows a certain condition, now you want to check a condition for many items in an array. And I don't know what this array holds. So to me it is pretty unclear what you want to achieve. You don't give proper explanation and you don't show the whole script (like I asked you multiple times). So I don't know what to base help or suggestions on. I could just guess wildly but that feels pretty useless.

If you have problems/difficulties creating the logic for your algorithm maybe a Flow chart could be of help. It is programming language agnostic and allows to visualize and "define" algorithms offline which can then be transferred into real program code.

Programming means to tell the computer what it has to do. But for that you must be aware yoursef what it shall do. This knowledge must then just be encoded into the code.

Are you aware that your loop is iterated in one go? There is no noticeable break between the different elements.

So I'm sorry but I feel a bit helpless here because I don't know how to help with that little information given. And I also don't know what your knowledge/experience is. If you are a complete beginner maybe try some tutorials first. Or learn C# programming outside of Unity.