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StefanKoler-a6f
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2 years ago

Restart Course, but keep value of one variable

I have a course with a lot of variables in use. Resetting all used variables manually is error prone, so I am using the "restart course"-trigger that sets back everything. It is kind of a quiz w...
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StefanKoler-a6f
Community Member

Hi Jürgen,

May I ask you one more thing:

I have got this countdown JS:

var player = GetPlayer();
     var zeit = player.GetVar("zeit");
     

    var downloadTimer = setInterval(function(){
          if(zeit < 2){
            clearInterval(downloadTimer);
          }
          zeit -= 1;
              var player = GetPlayer();
              player.SetVar("zeit", zeit);

    }, 1000);

It works fine, but now I am looking for a way to reset the counter.


As it is now, the counter counts down to 0.
But if the user has successfully completed the task within the given time, I need to reset the counter for the next task.

I tried changing the value of "zeit", as this is the variable that JS loads.
But unfortunately that does not work. I attached a sample file.

Jürgen_Schoene_'s avatar
Jürgen_Schoene_
Community Member
2 years ago

here a small patch

function clearTimer(){
  if( window.downloadTimer > 0 ){
    clearInterval( window.downloadTimer );
    window.downloadTimer = -1;
    console.log( "stopped" );
  }
}

clearTimer();

window.downloadTimer = setInterval( function(){
  var zeit = GetPlayer().GetVar("zeit");
  
  console.log( "zeit", zeit );
  
  if(zeit < 2){
    clearTimer();
  }
  if(zeit > 0){
    zeit -= 1;
  }
  GetPlayer().SetVar( "zeit", zeit );

}, 1000);

important: save the timer number in the window object, so other scripts can interrupt the timer

https://360.articulate.com/review/content/c8452454-0f9d-4144-bde2-d681821a76aa/review

hint: use for formating scripts here in the forum the function "Formats > Blocks > Pre" not "Formats > Inline > Code"

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