[solved] Code to exit the loop after defined time

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• Josh

  October 2015 edited 6:17PM

  Hi,

  You can keep track of time, while being in a loop.

  The way to do that, is to first indicate a start time right before you enter the loop, by means of start_time = self.time().
  Of course you also need to know the duration of your sound stimulus. Let's call the duration duration. Your loop would look something like this:

     end_loop = False
     duration = 3000
     start_time = self.time()
  
     while end_loop == False:
            current_time = self.time() - start_time
            if current_time >= duration:
                   end_loop=True
  

  Does this make sense?

  Cheers,

  Josh
• mukeshmakwana

  October 2015 edited 6:17PM

  Thanks a lot Josh !
• GuidoCor

  April 2016 edited April 2016

  Also you can use the sampler function "is_playing".

  This is an example of and old experiment that used that : ) Hope It will help to you!

  audio = self.get("audio")
  my_canvas.image(exp.get_file(imagen), y = 325)
  
  my_sampler = sampler(exp, exp.get_file(audio))
  my_sampler.play()
  
  # this will display the canvas until the audio stops 
  #  you can put extra conditions to break  
  while my_sampler.is_playing() == True:
      my_canvas.show()