Another nooby question, I noticed people use thread to call functions, is it needed? What does it do really? What's the difference between Code Snippet Plaintext Copy function(argument) and Code Snippet Plaintext Copy thread function(argument) ?

Calling functions when to use thread in Scripting

When you just call a function, the execution is not going to continue till that function ends. Only when that function is completed, the Original execution-chain will continue.

When you thread a function the execution will continue as well and all code below it will immediately be executed.

So for example, if you call the function AddStuffToVariable() it will print "I have increased":

Code Snippet

Plaintext

SomeFunction()
{
	level.SomeVariable = 1;
 
	Add_Stuff_To_Variable();
 
	if( level.SomeVariable == 2 )
	{
		Iprintln( "I have increased" );
	}
	else
	{
		Iprintln( "I'm still 1" );
	}
}
Add_Stuff_To_Variable()
{
	wait 1;
	level.SomeVariable++;
}

But if you thread it it will print "I'm still 1" because it immediately executes that code, and the variable will only be increased a second later..:

Code Snippet

Plaintext

SomeFunction()
{
	level.SomeVariable = 1;
 
	thread Add_Stuff_To_Variable();
 
	if( level.SomeVariable == 2 )
	{
		Iprintln( "I have increased" );
	}
	else
	{
		Iprintln( "I'm still 1" );
	}
}
Add_Stuff_To_Variable()
{
	wait 1;
	level.SomeVariable++;
}

	Benevolent Soul who has our eternal gratitude and exclusive access to betas and the donator section of the forum.
	Has shown excellence and experience in the area of custom scripting in the UGX-Mods community.
Oil Rig Beta Access

UGX-Mods Login

Calling functions when to use thread