Is there a way to run a while() loop for a limited time only, and then break away from it?

[admin]

Hi. I'm familiar with the operation of the while() loop. I would like to know if it is possible to run a while() loop for only a few seconds (3 seconds for example), and then break away from it and go down to the next instruction? 

For example, in the code below:

while (sensor_value > 55)

  {

      ........ //operation here

  }

motor_stop();

Is it possible for the program to run the while() loop for only 3 seconds, and then breaks away from it regardless of the sensor_value, and goes down straight to the motor_stop() function?

Thx 

Message Edited by Cryptical on 2009-04-13 10:37 AM

[J2MEJediMaster · Accepted solution]

Check out the break statement. Specifically, within your loop code you would write:

while (sensor_value > 55)

  {

      ........ //operation here

   if (time_interval >  THREE_SECONDS)

      break;

  }

motor_stop();

[admin]

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J2MEJediMaster wrote:

Check out the break statement. Specifically, within your loop code you would write:

while (sensor_value > 55)

  {

      ........ //operation here

   if (time_interval >  THREE_SECONDS)

      break;

  }

motor_stop();

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Thx Jedi. I used your method and it helped. Cheers