don't want loop rather a state change

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Sorry i have looked as well as i can but i couldn't find an answer to this.. and i am a newbie so my question might sound or be worded wrong but thank you ahead of time for the help;

I want to make the status of "statinput" to print only when the "inputVal" has changed from the last recorded value ie: "lastVal".

int statinput = 2; //Digital Input for the motor status
int inVal; //Val palce holder
int lastVal= 0;
int inputVal =0;
void setup(){
Serial.begin(9600); //Opens com port
analogReference(INTERNAL1V1); // Referenances the internal voltage to make calculation for voltage
analogRead(0); //added to switch reference
pinMode(statinput, INPUT); //states the pin function as an input
}
void loop(){
{
  int inputVal = digitalRead (statinput); //Reads the input from the motor transitor
 Serial.print("#S|LOGTEST|["); //Gobetwino start LOGTEST command
   if (inputVal == HIGH)// if the Digital input is high (5v) 
   {    
     Serial.print("Motor Status: ON ");   // Prints out the motor on state    
   }
 else
{
     Serial.print("Motor Status: OFF ");   //Prints out motor state if not = high
} 
  Serial.println("]#"); //ends Goberwino command
}
lastVal = inputVal;

can someone help please. I looked at the button example but i couldn't reproduce the results I wanted..

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 if ( inputVal != lastVal ) {
    Serial.print("#S|LOGTEST|["); //Gobetwino start LOGTEST command
   if (inputVal == HIGH)// if the Digital input is high (5v) 
   {    
     Serial.print("Motor Status: ON ");   // Prints out the motor on state    
   }
 else
{
     Serial.print("Motor Status: OFF ");   //Prints out motor state if not = high
} 
  Serial.println("]#"); //ends Goberwino command
}
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i was sooo close earlier today, thank you so much for the help

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@stickboy
The Tools + Auto Format menu item might be of interest. It would make your code a lot neater looking. The random indents and outdents make it hard to follow.