Select/Case within a function

[Smorg]

Look at this function...

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Func GetLife($Direction, ByRef $Timer )
    Select
        Case $Direction = "up"
            For $Search = $HealthPixel - $Top To 0 Step - 1
                $HealthColor = PixelGetColor($HealthX, $Search + $Top)
                If ($HealthColor <> $HealthRef[$Search]) And ($HealthColor <> $PsnRef[$Search]) Or $Search = 0 Then
                    $LifePercent = Round(100 * (($Bottom - ($Search + $Top)) / ($Bottom - $Top)))
                    If $Search = 0 Then
                        Return $Top
                    Else
                        Return $Search + $Top + 1
                    EndIf
                    ExitLoop
                EndIf
            Next
        Case $Direction = "down"
            For $Search = $HealthPixel - $Top To $Bottom - $Top
                $HealthColor = PixelGetColor($HealthX, $Search + $Top)
                If ($HealthColor = $HealthRef[$Search]) Or ($HealthColor = $PsnRef[$Search]) Or $Search = $Bottom Then
                    $LifePercent = Round(100 * (($Bottom - ($Search + $Top)) / ($Bottom - $Top)))
                    If $Search = $Bottom - $Top Then
                        Return $Bottom
                    Else
                        Return $Search + $Top
                    EndIf
                    ExitLoop
                EndIf
            Next
    EndSelect
    msgbox(0, "blubby", "blub")
    Exit
    If $Timer = 1 Then
        If TimerDiff($Sleep) > $DrinkDelay Then $Timer = 0
    EndIf
    If $Timer = 0 Then
        If ($LifePercent < $LifeRpotDrinkPercent) And ($LifePercent > $LifeFpotDrinkPercent) Then
            msgbox(0, "blubby", "blub")       ;debug
            Exit                                          ;debug
            Drink(1)
            $Timer = 1
            $Sleep = TimerInit()
        ElseIf $LifePercent < $LifeFpotDrinkPercent Then
            Drink(0)
            $Timer = 1
            $Sleep = TimerInit()
        EndIf
    EndIf
    If $LifePercent < $ChickenPercent Then Chicken()
EndFunc   ;==>GetLife

Notice where i put the debugging message box... nothing below that ever gets executed. I execute the function, but after the EndSelect, it exits the function. Why?!?

it should show the message box, then close the script. Instead it continues as normal without showing the box.

Edited October 20, 2006 by Smorg

[cppman]

hmm... that message box comes up for me..

It could be possible because of those "returns" that you have in it, beause if those if statements are true, it returns from the function.

Edited October 20, 2006 by CHRIS95219

[Smorg]

hm, maybe it has to do with my timer... still trying to figure it out. EndSelect doens't end the function though right?

aah you are probably right. Return exits a function? I'll try byref instead of return.

It returns a var called $HealthRef. I wanted to try to do this so that i can make that not a global var. I wish there was a way to do this without globals.

Edited October 20, 2006 by Smorg

[jinxter]

EndSelect
msgbox(0, "blubby", "blub")
Exit

exit means exit.

Edited October 20, 2006 by jinxter

[Smorg]

Yes, thats just there so it doesn't continue for debugging. (it would have to reactivate the window i'm working with)

[jinxter]

aha... sowwy

the problem is that it doesn't show the dialog box, or ?

how do you call the function ?

[Smorg]

haha thanks guys i'm an idiot... return doesn't just return something, it leaves the func at the same time.

Edited October 20, 2006 by Smorg