How to run something only once from within a loop?

lucmove · 08-11-2020, 01:04 PM

I need to run a loop many times, possibly hundreds. Sometime along that, one certain value may change. The loop keeps running. How do I make sure that value won't be changed again?

For example:
x = 90;
y = 5;
if x > 100 then y = y * 3;

(now y = 15 and should never change again although x may keep increasing)

TIA

pan64 · 08-11-2020, 01:08 PM

you might want to use a variable named flag:
if flag is on (or true or enabled or whatever you like) you will modify y and set flag to off/false/disabled.
Next time before you start the loop you need to set the flag again.

rtmistler · 08-11-2020, 01:24 PM

Yes, set a test condition.

Code:

if ((y != 15) && (x > 100)) {
    y *= 3;
}

At least insofar as the details asked. For other circumstances, you can adjust the tests, etc.

Or you could also have it such that if x == 100 or x == 101 you take action to multiply y at that time, but it all depends on whether or not x will always be at a specific value, or instead if also it can hit that value repeatedly.

As pan64 is saying, just using a flag:

Code:

int done = 0;
loop start

if ((x > 100) && (done == 0) {
    y *= 3;
    done = 1;
}

Perhaps more details, unless these rudimentary thoughts are enough to solve it for you.