why is my exit timer not working?

ctrembla

I'm making a chrismas tree program, that when you hit esc a timer starts and a message appear on the screen before the game closes, but when I press the button the game automatically ends without the timer.

https://paste.ofcode.org/UqmfvSGJ6Z3DrVWaAhC2Av

I want to display stuff right before the game closes.

kfrajer

One cannot run your code as it is incomplete. Nevertheless, what you need is to override the exit() function as I show below. If you press ESC, hit the x button in your window or call exit(), the code will execute. The code that you want to execute when your program exits should be placed there. I used a for loop as a demonstration.

Kf

void exit(){

  for(int i=0;i<1000000;i++)
    if(i%100==0)
       println("HOLD "+i);

  super.exit();
}

ctrembla

so I just create an exit function if I understand correct? and I wanted the stuff to happen before the program runs the exit. In my mind placing the exit in the timer should bought me a few seconds to show a message. Here the full page of the first script or whatever that first page is. https://paste.ofcode.org/adSM3bAURSHy2zwzRRYek9

kfrajer

This is one approach. Notice it is not 100% effective as it doesn't work if you close your window by clicking on the x in the top corner. But it works when you press ESC or any time you call the exit() function. I am deferring to call super.exit() only after the timer is done. Btw, do not use 1/frameCount as it doesn't do what you think it does. Below is the code.

Kf

boolean esc = false;
float timer;

void setup() {
  size(600, 600);
}

void draw() {
  background(0);
  noStroke();
  if (esc == false) {
  } else if (esc == true){
    //key=0;
    timer -= 1;
    text("This program was made by Cody Tremblay.",50,300);
    if (timer < 0){
      finalExit();
    }
  }
}

void keyPressed() {
  if (keyCode == ESC){
    exit();
  }
}

void exit(){ 
  esc=true;
  timer=90;
  while(timer>0);  //NOTICE this empty definition
  //super.exit();
  println("EXIT called");
}

void finalExit(){
 super.exit(); 
}

*******EDIT: Adding the while() inside the exit allows this code to work as you expected when you click on the X of the window of your sketch or when you press ALT+F4 in a Windows machine.