Stopping functions

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In my quest to make me game, i have added a menu, and some levels. the problem lies with the menu still being active(i can see it in the background) when i load a level. I am currently using something like this

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if level==1 then
dofile("level1.lua")
elseif level==2 then
dofile("level2.lua")
...etc.
end

when i select my level, it loads the level fine but from a wallpaper error you can see my menu still going on in the background. my concern is that this will make my game slow down. what function should i use instead of "dofile"? or what function should i use to cease the menu from opperating?

[Bob535]

When you run another file, just use a break on the first file to terminate the process. I think it works, and that is what I do.

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I tried that but all it did was create the menu to be flashing in the background.

[JoshDB]

If you call your menu from inside "level1.lua" etc. then just appropriate a variable like [menushow = true/false], then say

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if menushow == true then
dofile("menu.lua")
end