var speed = 50; var typeindex = 0; var dlgFile = {}; let dlgLines; var dlgPointer = 0; function load() { fetch("text_horror/dialogue.json") .then(Response => Response.json()) .then(data => { dlgFile = data; dlgLines = dlgFile; typeWriter(); }) } function typeWriter() { if (document.getElementById("dlg-text").innerHTML.length < dlgLines[dlgPointer].toString().length) { document.getElementById("dlg-text").innerHTML += dlgLines[dlgPointer].toString().charAt(typeindex); typeindex++; document.getElementById("triangle").hidden = document.getElementById("dlg-text").innerHTML.length != dlgLines[dlgPointer].length setTimeout(typeWriter, speed); //loops because of running "typeWriter" after waiting } } document.addEventListener('click', nextDlg, false) function nextDlg() { document.getElementById("triangle").hidden = true; if (document.getElementById("dlg-text").innerHTML.length == dlgLines[dlgPointer].length) { //check if text is typed out document.getElementById("triangle").hidden = true; if (dlgPointer < dlgLines.length - 1) { //check if dlgPointer is not at the array end do dlgPointer++; while (!(typeof dlgLines[dlgPointer] === 'string')) //again if it's not string typeindex = 0; document.getElementById("dlg-text").innerHTML = ""; typeWriter(); } else { document.getElementById("bubble").hidden = true; } } }