interrupting a repeat loop

[Robert Brenstein]

On 15.12.2009 at 16:01 Uhr +0100 Jacques Hausser apparently wrote:
>Hi Tim
>
>it depends of the kind of loop you are using. Several possibilities 
>For example in a card script:
>
>local stoploop
>
>command runTheLoop
>    repeat forever
>       if stoploop = "S" then exit repeat
>       -- do what you want
>       wait 10 milliseconds with message
>    end repeat
>end runTheLoop
>
>on keyDown thekey
>     put thekey into stoploop
>end keydown
>
>The "wait x milliseconds with message" is the important trick here.
>
>Jacques
>


If it is not relevant which key is being pressed, then a tad simpler 
variation is

command runTheLoop
    repeat forever
       if the shiftkey is down then exit repeat
       -- do what you want
    end repeat
end runTheLoop

It could also be altKey/optionKey or controlKey/commandKey instead of shiftkey.

Robert