Need help breaking out of a Function early

[PerryRaptor]

Is there a method to break out of a called function early?

[Valuater]

I don't think there is a "method", however there are many ways of doing it

we would need an example code to help

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[nitekram]

What about - Return

[J0ker]

Code please then we might be able to help you.

[PerryRaptor]

This is the function that I need a method to breakout of.

Func CountDown()
If $array[3] = "" Then Exit(1)
$Config = $array[3]
$CommunityPatch = IniRead($Config, "COMMUNITY", "Patch", "")
$LaunchTimerM = IniRead($Config, "CDTIMER","LaunchTimer", 2)
$begin = TimerInit()
$LaunchTimer = $launchTimerM * 60000
$LaunchTimer1 = $LaunchTimer /2
$LaunchTimer2 = $LaunchTimer /4

While TimerDiff($begin) <= $LaunchTimer
    ChatBox("Count Down Timer Started with " & $LaunchTimerM & " minutes... ")
    Sleep($LaunchTimer1)    
    ChatBox("Count Down Time Remaining is " & $LaunchTimer1 /60000 & " minutes...")
    Sleep($LaunchTimer2)
    ChatBox("Count Down Time Remaining is " & $LaunchTimer2 /60000 & " minutes... ")
    Sleep($LaunchTimer2)
    ControlClick( $CommunityPatch, "", "EXECUTE")
    Sleep(700)
WEnd
EndFunc

Edited February 10, 2007 by PerryRaptor

[/dev/null]

This is the function that I need a method to breakout of.

what's wrong with return statement at the right place?

If $condition Then return

[PerryRaptor]

you mean, inside the While...Wend Loop have a line:

If $condition Then return

[/dev/null]

you mean, inside the While...Wend Loop have a line:

If $condition Then return

yes, $condition is just a place holder. Replace with whatever "test" your wnat!

[PerryRaptor]

May be I'm not thinking through this...If I make $Array[5] Global at the beginning then this should work.

The "While TimerDiff($begin) <= $LaunchTimer WEnd" part loops every 700ms looking to see if $array[2] is equal to "%StopTimer".

This part of the code will continue to step through line be line until the end...Right?

If $array[2] = "%StopTimer" Then Return

ChatBox("Count Down Timer Started with " & $LaunchTimerM & " minutes... ")

Sleep($LaunchTimer1)

ChatBox("Count Down Time Remaining is " & $LaunchTimer1 /60000 & " minutes...")

Sleep($LaunchTimer2)

ChatBox("Count Down Time Remaining is " & $LaunchTimer2 /60000 & " minutes... ")

Sleep($LaunchTimer2)

ControlClick( $CommunityPatch, "", "EXECUTE")

So if another function elsewhere sets $array[2] = "%StopTimer" then this CountDown function will stop?

[PerryRaptor]

Pulling hair out...I still cannot break out of the function

[Valuater]

Maybe...

Dim $retrun = 0

Func CountDown()
If $array[3] = "" Then Exit(1)
$Config = $array[3]
$CommunityPatch = IniRead($Config, "COMMUNITY", "Patch", "")
$LaunchTimerM = IniRead($Config, "CDTIMER","LaunchTimer", 2)
$begin = TimerInit()
$LaunchTimer = $launchTimerM * 60000
$LaunchTimer1 = $LaunchTimer /2
$LaunchTimer2 = $LaunchTimer /4

While TimerDiff($begin) <= $LaunchTimer
    ChatBox("Count Down Timer Started with " & $LaunchTimerM & " minutes... ")
    Cycle($LaunchTimer1)
        If $retrun = 1 then Return
    ChatBox("Count Down Time Remaining is " & $LaunchTimer1 /60000 & " minutes...")
    Cycle($LaunchTimer2)
    If $retrun = 1 then Return
    ChatBox("Count Down Time Remaining is " & $LaunchTimer2 /60000 & " minutes... ")
    Cycle($LaunchTimer2)
    If $retrun = 1 then Return
    ControlClick( $CommunityPatch, "", "EXECUTE")
    Sleep(700)
WEnd
EndFunc


Func Cycle($aTime)
    $iCycle = TimerInit()
    While $iCycle < $aTime
        If $retrun = 1 then Return
        Sleep(100)
    WEnd
EndFunc

EDIT ; $iCycle may need to be "difference" or ???

maybe even better $aTime x 1000 or ???

This overall idea should work... I've used it

8)

Edited February 10, 2007 by Valuater

[PerryRaptor]

I added TimerDiff() to get the function to work properly; however, I still cannot break out of the function.

Func Cycle($aTime)
    $iCycle = TimerInit()
    While TimerDiff($iCycle) < $aTime
        If $retrun = 1 then Return
        Sleep(100)
    WEnd
EndFunc

I wonder if a DllCall to a Windows Timer would work. Unfortunately I do not know how to do this.