[JASS] call TriggerSleepAction (?)

[Legal_Ease]

I need this:

• Custom script: call TriggerSleepAction (217.00)

...to wait 2 minutes and 17 seconds.

Is this the proper syntax?

I am concerned that the decimal is wrong. and it will play at 217 seconds, which is close, but not what I want.

Also, is there a better way to loop a theme music sound? If so, then I don't need to call sleep.

 

[pred1980]

Use Timers!

 

[IcemanBo]

It's proper syntax, but it is exactly the same was Wait action in GUI, so GUI could be used.
Also, you might have wanted to write 137, as a minute has 60 seconds. ;p

 

[Legal_Ease]

Ok, Iceman. You answered the question. It's all seconds. Got it. Thanks! [solved]

@ pred1980

That's not an answer. And, I'm sorry but if Bribe suggests it, then I'm not willing to write it off due to a two word comment in a thread.

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/graveyard-418/vjass-sleepaction-new-wait-178185/

 

[TriggerHappy]

If you want to wait 2 minutes and 17 seconds it would beTriggerSleepAction(137)

You should be using a timer like Ice said though.

 

[Arad MNK]

Waits are horrible. Best advice I can give you.
Waits are so inaccurate, they wait like 0.27 more than the given value.
Timers, on the other hand, are very accurate.

You might want to learn how to use TimerStart(CreateTimer(), false, 5., function MyFunc) // AFAIR these were the parameters

 

[Meatmuffin]

Switch timeout with boolean and it's fine.

 

[Wietlol]

I dont really think you are understanding what you are doing.

Bribe will never (ever) recommend someone to use TriggerSleepAction() if it is not about clearing local data.
What he does is simply ending the current function and creating a new one that runs by a timer...
So this cannot be used in a lot of circumstances and will not allow you to use local variables properly.

So to sum it up:
1, Bribe did not recommend you to use TriggerSleepAction().
2, It is better to use timers.
3, Waits are still horrible, but you can use them because you wouldnt really care about the inaccuracy... except if you want that map to work in multiplayer, then
4, You have to use timers instead.

 

[Legal_Ease]

I dont really think you are understanding what you are doing.

Bribe will never (ever) recommend someone to use TriggerSleepAction() if it is not about clearing local data.
What he does is simply ending the current function and creating a new one that runs by a timer...
So this cannot be used in a lot of circumstances and will not allow you to use local variables properly.

So to sum it up:
1, Bribe did not recommend you to use TriggerSleepAction().
2, It is better to use timers.
3, Waits are still horrible, but you can use them because you wouldnt really care about the inaccuracy... except if you want that map to work in multiplayer, then
4, You have to use timers instead.

Hey, thanks for the summary. Well put. I think I get it now. I am using them in a single player map to play music every 2 minutes. Accuracy doesn't seem like an issue, but I will try to avoid them as often as possible. Bribe's tutorial is about

//! runtextmacro SleepAction("0.0", "1")

I didn't notice the difference at first, but now I get it.