Is there WaitForSeconds() in UT4?

Development Programming & Scripting C++
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Hey KillerPenguin!

If it helps there’s an alternative method.
You could create your own UObject that gets used like an if statement.

So you could do something like:



bool CustomClass::CustomTimer(float & Time)
{
   if(Time > 0)
   {
        Time -= 0.01f;    //Run down in seconds.
    return false;
   }
   else
   {
    Time = 0;
    return true;
   }
}

Then because you are using an outer parameter, you can quickly set up a UPROPERTY float.
And you’ll still be able to handle your function with normal parameters like so:



if(CustomTimer(TimeIWantToUse))
{
    MyFunction(MyParam1, MyParam2, etc);
}

I haven’t tested the above, since it’s just off the top of my head, but you shouldn’t have any issues.
I know it’s not the most elegant of solutions, but at least it gets the job down.

You could objectify it, so you don’t need to hold a float property, and make it so the object self deletes at the end.
The other option is to place the timer function in a custom static library.

Your final alternative is to look into Threads, which is covered in detail by Rama **HERE

**Considering Coroutines where developed to be Memory-safe alternatives to threads,
it should have most of the functionality you are after! :3

Hope this helps!

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