iterative behaviors (i.e "for ()" in programming)

Moebius

Howdy gs developers,
just wondering is there any sort of iterative behavior as the for loop in programming, i mean i know i could use a timer but is there any other way, just wondering.

e.g
var i, a = 0 // initialize a before iteration
for i from 1 to 3 // loop three times
{
a = a + i // increment a by the current value of i
}
print a // the number 6 is printed


PS: I do programming however i haven't reach the point in which i can develop apps.

gyroscope

Hi @lightbulb

Loops aren't really catered for as such in GSC; I wish they were, with a Loop behaviour, that'd be really useful.... maybe one day. There are workarounds though depending on which type of loop you're after.

In this case, a boolean "toggle" could be used so that the rule(s)/behaviours loop as you want until the condition is met to stop the loop.

So your example in GSC, would be as follows:

Make two integer attributes, var and a, both with their values as the default 0.
Make a boolean attribute called Toggle its value as the default false


Rule:
When Toggle is false AND var < 4
Change attribute Toggle to true
Change attribute var to var +1
Change attribute a to a + var
Change attribute Toggle to false

Rule:
When var = 3
Display Text a

ORBZ

IMO, timers work best for loops.

You can set a timer to 0 to make it as fast as possible. Use with caution.

Hapiapps

I agree with ORBZ, but watch the performance and make sure its 100% working because timers can fail every now and then.