Will this work as a timer

[sintwins]

[QUOTE=sintwin;22045019]Try putting the think hook before all of the other derma stuff. [lua]hook.Add("Think", "UpdateTextHookName", function()
if timeleft == "" then timeleft = 0 end
if !LocalPlayer():Alive() then
timeleft = math.Round( spawntime - CurTime()) or 0
else local spawntime = CurTime() +15
end end
[/lua][/QUOTE]

You left out a ")".

Did you try what I posted earlier?
[lua]

local StartTime = CurTime()

local RespawnTime = vgui.Create( "DLabel", CharacterCreation )
RespawnTime:SetFont( "BudgetLabel" )
RespawnTime:SetText( "You have to wait ".. ( (StartTime + 15 ) - CurTime() ) .." sec to spawn" )
RespawnTime:SizeToContents()
RespawnTime:SetPos( 50, 20 )
RespawnTime:SetVisible( true )

[/lua]

SNIP - Put it anywhere in the code above, doesn't matter aslong as its inside the function that creates the derma. And don't you have one too many ends?

[HeavyMtl123]

[QUOTE=sintwins;22046769]You left out a ")".

Did you try what I posted earlier?
local StartTime = CurTime() local RespawnTime = vgui.Create( "DLabel", CharacterCreation ) RespawnTime:SetFont( "BudgetLabel" ) RespawnTime:SetText( "You have to wait ".. ( (StartTime + 15 ) - CurTime() ) .." sec to spawn" ) RespawnTime:SizeToContents() RespawnTime:SetPos( 50, 20 ) RespawnTime:SetVisible( true )
SNIP - Put it anywhere in the code above, doesn't matter aslong as its inside the function that creates the derma. And don't you ahve one too many ends?[/QUOTE]

I'm going to try it again.
No, yours just sticks on 15 seconds and does not count down.
There's no errors, it just does not count down

[Lily]

[lua] local StartTime = CurTime()

local RespawnTime = vgui.Create( "DLabel", CharacterCreation )
RespawnTime:SetFont( "BudgetLabel" )
RespawnTime:SetText( "You have to wait ".. ( (StartTime + 15 ) - CurTime() ) .." sec to spawn" )
RespawnTime:SizeToContents()
RespawnTime:SetPos( 50, 20 )
RespawnTime:SetVisible( true )
RespawnTime.Think = function() RespawnTime:SetText( "You have to wait ".. ( (StartTime + 15 ) - CurTime() ) .." sec to spawn" ) end[/lua]

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[HeavyMtl123]

[QUOTE=Tobba;22048114] local StartTime = CurTime()

local RespawnTime = vgui.Create( "DLabel", CharacterCreation )
RespawnTime:SetFont( "BudgetLabel" )
RespawnTime:SetText( "You have to wait ".. ( (StartTime + 15 ) - CurTime() ) .." sec to spawn" )
RespawnTime:SizeToContents()
RespawnTime:SetPos( 50, 20 )
RespawnTime:SetVisible( true )
RespawnTime.Think = function() RespawnTime:SetText( "You have to wait ".. ( (StartTime + 15 ) - CurTime() ) .." sec to spawn" ) end
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Testing...

It works, but is there any way to stop it printing it to about 10 decimal places and make it stop when it reaches 0?

Fixed it not stopping at zero.

Just need to know if i can stop it printing in decimals as well as whole numbers.

[ralle105]

[lua]
RespawnTime.Think = function() RespawnTime:SetText( "You have to wait ".. math.Round((StartTime + 15 ) - CurTime() ) .." sec to spawn" ) end
[/lua]

[HeavyMtl123]

[QUOTE=ralle105;22048962]RespawnTime.Think = function() RespawnTime:SetText( "You have to wait ".. math.Round((StartTime + 15 ) - CurTime() ) .." sec to spawn" ) end
[/QUOTE]

Thankyou.

[editline]10:02PM[/editline]

Hmm.. I thought I had fixed it going further than 0 with this
[lua]RespawnTime.Think = function() RespawnTime:SetText( "You have to wait "..math.Round((StartTime + 15 ) - CurTime()).." secs to spawn" )
if RespawnTime:GetValue() == "You have to wait 0 secs to spawn" then
RespawnTime:SetText( "You Can Spawn" )
CloseButton:SetVisible( true )
end
end[/lua]

But it sets the text to "You Can Spawn" for one second, and then carries on

[|FlapJack|]

if math.floor(StartTime + 15 - CurTime()) > 0 then

[HeavyMtl123]

[QUOTE=|FlapJack|;22049283]if math.floor(StartTime + 15) - CurTime()) > 0 then[/QUOTE]

Where the hell have you been Flapjack, this could have been resolved in a matter of seconds with you here :argh:

[editline]10:09PM[/editline]

Testing to see if it works

[|FlapJack|]

Just so you know, I accidentally added extra parenthesis. Fixed in above post.

[HeavyMtl123]

Oh, btw yours only checks if the number is greater than zero, so it will always say "You can spawn" no matter what, so it should be

[lua]math.floor((StartTime + 15) - CurTime()) <= 0 then[/lua]

Btw you missed some parenthesis. just after math.floor

[Busymonkey]

[QUOTE=|FlapJack|;22049432]Just so you know, I accidentally added extra parenthesis. Fixed in above post.[/QUOTE]

:colbert:

[|FlapJack|]

I meant my code should replace if RespawnTime:GetValue() == "You have to wait 0 secs to spawn" then

Below that if statement, set the text. In the elseif, set it to "You can spawn"

Simple.

[HeavyMtl123]

[QUOTE=|FlapJack|;22049538]I meant my code should replace if RespawnTime:GetValue() == "You have to wait 0 secs to spawn" then

Below that if statement, set the text. In the elseif, set it to "You can spawn"

Simple.[/QUOTE]

I did replace it, but all it did was permanantly set the text to You can spawn

[|FlapJack|]

[lua]RespawnTime.OldThink = RespawnTime.Think
RespawnTime.Think = function(...)
if math.floor(StartTime + 15 - CurTime()) > 0 then then
RespawnTime:SetText("You can spawn in "..math.floor(StartTime + 15 - CurTime()).." seconds")
else
RespawnTime:SetText( "You can Spawn" )
CloseButton:SetVisible( true )
end
return RespawnTime.OldThink(...)
end[/lua]

[HeavyMtl123]

[QUOTE=|FlapJack|;22049704]RespawnTime.OldThink = RespawnTime.Think
RespawnTime.Think = function(...)
if math.floor(StartTime + 15 - CurTime()) > 0 then then
RespawnTime:SetText("You can spawn in "..math.floor(StartTime + 15 - CurTime()).." seconds")
else
RespawnTime:SetText( "You can Spawn" )
CloseButton:SetVisible( true )
end
return RespawnTime.OldThink(...)
end[/QUOTE]

I didn't need to do that, i just did this:

[lua]RespawnTime.Think = function() RespawnTime:SetText( "You have to wait "..math.Round((StartTime + 15 ) - CurTime()).." secs to spawn" )
if math.floor((StartTime + 15) - CurTime()) < 0 then
RespawnTime:SetText( "You Can Spawn" )
CloseButton:SetVisible( true )
end
end[/lua]

Works like a charm