My IF statement called every frame 0.o

Unity Engine
1

So this was for an attack script that I’m working on. The problem is I have an if statement and its called every frame. To test it out I even tried using the debug command. and here is the code.

void Update()
{
		if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0));
		{
			Debug.Log("Pressed button");
		}
}

But for whatever reason it sends that debug message every frame. any Ideas?

2

maybe you have collapse on the log set to on.

3

How would I correct that? (I’m sort of a nooby coder when it comes to unity)

4

The code does exactly what you’re asking it to do.
If you’d use Unity’s docs you’d find very simple code sample to do what you think you’re doing.

5 
void Update()
{
		if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0));
		{
			Debug.Log("Pressed button");
		}
}

you may have missed it but you have an ; at the end of the IF statement. it should be:

void Update()
{
		if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0))
		{
			Debug.Log("Pressed button");
		}
}
6

Yep, what corrupted said. That should have been a compiler warning. Make sure you take a look at the console every once and awhile

7

MEGA FACEPALM thank you Corrupted, and no MonoDevelop didn’t warn me.

I may have only been coding for 2 - 3 years but still I feel like a noob atm haha -.-

8

It happens to the best of us. The reason why I believe it didn’t show any errors, with the ; , is because it is a perfectly legal statement, a pointless one but still legal.