function stoping

[wekilledbambi03]

is there a way to stop a function with an if then statement?

[LuMo]

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if something==true then
    return
end

[wekilledbambi03]

could you explain that a little more? im still pretty new to coding. im sure it makes sense you know the stuff, but im dont. hahaha

[chaos]

"return" basically kicks the program out of the function.. when the program hits that line, it exits the function immediately, and returns to the point just after where you called the function.

[Shine]

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if something==true then

This is a nice pleonasm :-)

[LuMo]

hehe
well maybe easier to understand than

if something then

for a beginner...
cause something may be 1+1==2 :P

[wekilledbambi03]

so would i put that in the function itself? like

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funtion something()
stuff = otherstuff
if pad:cross() then
return

[chaos]

yes.

[wekilledbambi03]

alright thanks ill try it

[wekilledbambi03]

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function fly()
	bx = bx-2
	wx = wx-2
	if crashup() then
	return end
end

is that right? cause it doesnt work. it just runs the function.

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function fly()
	bx = bx-2
	wx = wx-2
	if y < uplimit then
	return end
end

tried tat too. did nothing. by the way the bx and wx are just parts of the scrolling bg. i want it to stop scrolling when something happens.

[KawaGeo]

wekilledbambi03 (what a long username.:)

The if-then statement in your last code is not affected at all. The function will return to the same caller, no matter what the result of the logical expression is. I'd suggest to return either true or false, something like this:

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function fly()
   bx = bx-2
   wx = wx-2
   return &#40;y < uplimit&#41;
end

Note: the parenthesis pair is not required but for clarity's sake.

PS My late dog was named Bambi.