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GetAnimationCycles

This function returns the number of times a particle's animation will loop.

Syntax

Returns

An integer specifying the number of times a particle's animation will loop.

Example

time = 0

--Create a window
window = Window:Create()
context = Context:Create(window)
world = World:Create()
camera = Camera:Create()
camera:Move(0,0,-3)
local light = DirectionalLight:Create()
light:SetRotation(35,35,0)

--Create an emitter
emitter = Emitter:Create(1) 

local material = Material:Load("Materials/Effects/explosion.mat") 
if(material) then
        
        emitter:SetMaterial(material) 
end
emitter:SetVelocity(0,0,0,0) 
emitter:SetDuration(400) 
emitter:SetEmissionVolume(0,0,0) 
emitter:SetMaxScale(10.0)
emitter:SetAnimationRows(2) 
emitter:SetAnimationColumns(5) 
emitter:SetPosition(-1.5,0,0,true) 

emitter2 = Emitter:Create(1) 

if (material) then
    emitter2:SetMaterial(material) 
    material:Release() 
end

emitter2:SetVelocity(0,0,0,0) 
emitter2:SetDuration(400) 
emitter2:SetEmissionVolume(0,0,0) 
emitter2:SetMaxScale(10.0) 
emitter2:SetAnimationRows(2) 
emitter2:SetAnimationColumns(5)
emitter2:SetPosition(1.5,0,0,true) 
emitter2:SetAnimationCycles(2)

while true do 
    if window:Closed() or window:KeyHit(Key.Escape) then return false end
    
    Time:Update()
    world:Update()
    world:Render()
    
    context:SetBlendMode(Blend.Alpha)
    context:DrawText(emitter:GetAnimationCycles() .. " Animation Cycles" ,200,500)
    context:DrawText(emitter2:GetAnimationCycles() .. " Animation Cycles" ,600,500)
    
    context:Sync()
end