loop external control

[jackedi]

hello

is there an efficient way to control loop externaly?

if i try to control a while loop and my stop button is outside the loop it doesnt work.

if i use local variable inside the while loop it does work but the loop execution is not fluent.

is there a good way to control the loop from the outside?

[jack47]

Whatever you use to stop the loop has to be inside.  You don't need a local variable, you can just put the control inside the loop.  Not sure what you mean by fluent.

[aeastet]

You can use an event to stop all runnin gloops in a program. Read up on events it sounds like a good way to go for you.

[jackedi]

hi veteran

the stop inside the loop should have effect on other things outside the loop.

if i connect that stop button/local variable to events outside the loop then the data i read into the array is not in millisecondes resolution since the program also checks the effect of the stop on the outside action.

does event solve thise problem?

[muks]

jackedi,

Can you explain what you are trying to do. Maybe you can do do everything inside a loop and case structure combo.

[aeastet · Accepted solution]

You can send an event to many different loops. You will have to register them to each loop. Once you figure out how to use events they are a very useful tool. There are examples here in the forum. If you need help finding them let us know and someone will help you find refrerences.