How do you stop a "DoPeriodicTask"?

[BushmannGG1392]

I know how to start one, but how do you end it? variable:DoPeriodicTask(0.1, function (inst) inst.sg:GoToState("state") end)

Edited July 17, 2018 by maxisawesome101

[Wolf_EX]

variable:Cancel()

to remove it from memory set it to nil, so variable = nil

Edited July 18, 2018 by Wolf_EX

[BushmannGG1392]

Could you show me a example of how to use it? Because I can't really figure it out.

[Wolf_EX]

There are plenty of examples in the game files.  I am assuming this is a stategraph so in glommer's stategraph, SGglommer.lua there is

local function StartFlap(inst)
	if inst.FlapTask then return end
	inst.FlapTask = inst:DoPeriodicTask(4*FRAMES, function(inst) inst.SoundEmitter:PlaySound("dontstarve_DLC001/creatures/glommer/flap") end)
end

local function StopFlap(inst)
	if inst.FlapTask then
		inst.FlapTask:Cancel()
		inst.FlapTask = nil
	end
end

my guess would be that your are missing the "inst"

Edited July 18, 2018 by Wolf_EX

[BushmannGG1392]

So, do I have to make it a command in a lua file in order to stop it?

Edit: Nevermind, I just figured something out, Thanks!

Edited July 18, 2018 by maxisawesome101