Scripting a Delay

Hello Everyone,

I recently build a nice Coaster and used the Script Generator to make it run nice

Now there's one Problem that I have.

There's a Switch which is changing its direction a little bit too early and the only thing i want to do, is to add a Delay in this Line.

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else{
              Switch3Switch.setSwitchDirection(1);               
            }

Just about a Pause or Interruption of the Script for about 2 seconds.

Hope you Guys can help me.

[herman116]

I took a quick look at the API but I can't find a delay (maybe I'm looking on the wrong place or maybe there really is no delay function).

However, there is a way to create a delay of 2 seconds with the following code (I haven't tested this code so it might not work directly):

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public static int TimeStartDelay;
// your main code

else{
  TimeStartDelay = System.currentTimeMillis();
  if (TimeStartDelay + 2000 < System.currentTimeMillis()) {
    Switch3Switch.setSwitchDirection(1);
  }
}


What this code basically does is save the current time when the switch would be switched. Then it will wait until the saved time + 2000 milliseconds (2 seconds) is passed. Then it will execute the switch.

Herman you indeed are the "Second" Code Master.

I think it would work well, but No Limits gives the Error that an integer is expected but it found a long "possible loss of precision" and won't start up the Coaster

when "TimeStartDelay" is changed to be a long, it works, but switches again too early

[herman116]

That's weird... I looked through the script again and I've seen a small bug. But the weird part is that the bug should prevent the coaster from switching instead of making it switch at the normal time... This is the code with the bug solved:

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public static double TimeStartDelay = 0;
// your main code

else{
  if (TimeStartDelay == 0) {
    TimeStartDelay = System.currentTimeMillis();
  }
  if (TimeStartDelay + 2000 < System.currentTimeMillis()) {
    Switch3Switch.setSwitchDirection(1);
    TimeStartDelay = 0;
  }
}


But if this doesn't work, you can PM me the code file, then I can have a quick look to see whats wrong.