Leave function

Hi guys, i got a problem and I need your help to fix it, so i'm working on program, it work but i cant leave function so my program not work totaly, this is the program : http://pastebin.com/3WsQrvGX

And this is the function :

function getbtn()
request(81, requestG[i])
id, message = rednet.receive()
if(id==81) then
if(message=="true") then
can=false
if(i==1) then
bt1ac()
elseif(i==2) then
bt2ac()
elseif(i==3) then
bt3ac()
end
else
can=false
if(i==1) then
bt1inac()
elseif(i==2) then
bt2inac()
elseif(i==3) then
bt3inac()
end
end
end
if(i==3) then
print(can)
end
if(i <= 3) then
i=i+1
getbtn()
end
end – end function getbtn

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The function should already end when i becomes 5 (for the pastebin version or 4 for the version in this thread).

If you want to exit earlier you can add for example 'return true'.

I am actually suprised no one else has said this yet…

The function you posted could be better written as this:

function getbtn()
  for i = 1, 4 do
	request(81, requestG[i])

	id, message = rednet.receive(5)

	if(id==81) then
	  if(message=="true") then
		can=false
		if(i==1) then
		   bt1ac()
		elseif(i==2) then
		   bt2ac()
		elseif(i==3) then
		   bt3ac()
		elseif(i==4) then
		   bt4ac()
		end
	  else
		can=false
		if(i==1) then
		   bt1inac()
		elseif(i==2) then
		   bt2inac()
		elseif(i==3) then
		   bt3inac()
		elseif(i==4) then
		   bt4inac()
		end
	  end
	end
	if(i==4) then
	  print(can)
	  print(i)
	end
  end
end -- end function getbtn

This will do the exact same thing, but without the need to keep track of the variable yourself, or to use recursion.

This will utilize a for loop. The i=1 is defining i as the counter variable. Each iteration it will increase by one until it reaches the second number in this case 4, and it will run all code between the start of the for loop and the end associated with it until then.

As KaiKaku said, this code will only run 4 times. There is no reason it wouldn't end after the 4th itteration.