Question

I am using this code to see if a users score is divisible by 20.

if(hitCount % 20 == 0){
    interval = interval - 1; 
    Log.e("Score", "User score is divisible by 20 decreasing interval to " 
                   + interval);

    timer.setInterval(interval);
}

The only problem is is that this code is in a IUpdate method in andengine that updates every second.

So if a user score is divisible by 20 for more than 1 second it keeps subtracting 1.

I only want it to subtract once if the user score is divisible by 20.

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

You could keep an external flag:

bool alreadySet = false;

Then, in your code, set or unset it:

if(hitCount % 20 == 0) {
    if(!alreadySet) {
        alreadySet = true;
        // Continue with your code
    }
} else {
    alreadySet = false;
}

I see what you mean though – it does feel like a bit of a messy solution.