Variable not resetting on keyup

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1

Hello. If i hold button for not very long the power is set to 1. If i hold button long enough to get 5 power it resets to 0 as is in code. Why its not resetting to 0 every time I release button?

 void Start()
    {
        secondsHeld = 0.0f;
        buttonReleased = true;

    }

    void Update()
    {
        powerText.text = "Power: " + secondsHeld;

        if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space))
        {
            buttonReleased = !buttonReleased;
            StartCoroutine(HowLongButtonWasHeld());

        }
        if (Input.GetKeyUp(KeyCode.Space))
        {
            buttonReleased = !buttonReleased;
            float forceToAdd = secondsHeld * ballSpeed;
            SpawnBall(forceToAdd);
            secondsHeld = 0.0f;

        }
    }

    IEnumerator HowLongButtonWasHeld()
    {

        while (secondsHeld < 5 && !buttonReleased)
        {

            yield return new WaitForSeconds(0.4f);
            secondsHeld++;
        }
2

Most likely because you don’t abort the coroutine.

But in your case, I don’t see why you use a coroutine.

 void Start()
 {
     secondsHeld = 0.0f; 
 }

 void Update()
 { 
     if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Space) && secondsHeld < 5)
     {
         secondsHeld = Mathf.Min(secondsHeld + Time.deltaTime, 5);
         powerText.text = "Power: " + ((int) secondsHeld); 
     }
     else if (Input.GetKeyUp(KeyCode.Space))
     {
         float forceToAdd = secondsHeld * ballSpeed;
         SpawnBall(forceToAdd);
         secondsHeld = 0.0f;
     }
 }
3

Thanks. I have another question. I put StopAllCourutines() right after resetting secondsheld to 0 and it works. But when i put StopCourutine(HowLongButtonWasHeld()) it doesnt cancel it. What is the problem?