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Question by BinarySmash · Nov 18, 2012 at 10:35 PM · javascriptfunctionsinvokerepeatinginvoke

What is the difference between InvokeRepeating & Invoke and how can they be used?

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Need some to explain to me what is the difference between InvokeRepeating & Invoke and how can they be used? Is InvokeRepeating only used in the Start function or can it be used anywhere. Help much appreciated.

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Answer by whydoidoit · Nov 18, 2012 at 10:46 PM

You can use either function anywhere.

InvokeRepeating keeps calling the function every n seconds until you stop it.

Invoke calls a function once after a delay.

Check out this article on Unity Gems - it has a section on making things happen in the future.

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