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Making a function repeat and question on the use of 'return'

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Posted by Faedara   (104 posts)  [Biography] bio
Date Fri 26 Nov 2010 06:07 AM (UTC)  [ quote  ]
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Alright, this is a small simple and probably silly question, if I make this function:


    if herb_bal == n or
      aff.anorexia == y or
      aff.aeon == y or
      aff.sleep == y or
      aff.stunned == y or
      aff.impaled == y or
      aff.transfixed == y or
      aff.broken == y then
      -- repeat if statement
    else
      -- continue code
    end


How do I make this constantly repeat?
I think I replace "-- repeat if statement" with "return" but I'm not sure, and I couldn't find a help file on 'return', or even a decent reference to it.
The eternally clueless <3
Currently looking for a mentor/tutor to help me learn everything about Lua from the ground up. I can't understand 28*41 until I learn what causes 2+2.
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Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (18,770 posts)  [Biography] bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #1 on Fri 26 Nov 2010 06:26 AM (UTC)  [ quote  ]
Message 

while herb_bal == n or
      aff.anorexia == y or
      aff.aeon == y or
      aff.sleep == y or
      aff.stunned == y or
      aff.impaled == y or
      aff.transfixed == y or
      aff.broken == y do

-- some sort of delay here or your PC will freeze up

    end


Not sure about the "== n" - do you mean:


aff.anorexia == "y" or


Bear in mind those variables won't change if you have a tight loop - you probably need to wait a second, in which case you may have to rethink the loop.
- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
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Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (18,770 posts)  [Biography] bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #2 on Fri 26 Nov 2010 06:27 AM (UTC)  [ quote  ]
Message
Template:post=4957 Please see the forum thread: http://gammon.com.au/forum/?id=4957.
- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
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Posted by Faedara   (104 posts)  [Biography] bio
Date Reply #3 on Fri 26 Nov 2010 06:48 AM (UTC)  [ quote  ]
Message
Yeah, those were supposed to be in quotation marks, haha.

And unless I make it so that it runs by activating every time I receive my prompt, I don't see how that w- oh... yeah... that's actually a good idea.
The eternally clueless <3
Currently looking for a mentor/tutor to help me learn everything about Lua from the ground up. I can't understand 28*41 until I learn what causes 2+2.
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