Led countdown system

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#include<LiquidCrystal.h>

LiquidCrystal lcd(9, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5);//RS,E,DB4,DB5,DB6,DB7
const int switchPin1 = 10;
//const int switchPin2 = 11;
int led = 13;
//const int switchPin3 = 12;
long minutes=0, second =10;
long countdown = (minutes*60)+ second;
long start;

int prevbuttonState1 = 0;

bool enabled = false;

void setup()
{
  lcd.begin(16, 2); 
  lcd.print("hello, world!");
  delay(2000);
  lcd.clear();
  lcd.print("Select Mode");
  pinMode( switchPin1, INPUT_PULLUP);
   pinMode(led, OUTPUT);
 
  //long start = millis();
}

void loop()
{
  int buttonState1 = digitalRead(switchPin1);
  
//pressed button 1
  if (buttonState1 == HIGH && prevbuttonState1== LOW) {
    lcd.clear();
   lcd.setCursor(0,0);
    lcd.print("MODE 1"); //lcd display mode 1
    prevbuttonState1 = buttonState1;}
//after button 1 is pushed
  if (digitalRead(switchPin1) == 1) {
  
//timer coding start 
 digitalWrite(led, HIGH);
 long start = millis();
 long countdowntime_seconds = countdown - (millis() - start)/1000;

 //while door is closed
    while (countdowntime_seconds > 0) {
 long countdowntime_seconds = countdown - (millis() - start)/1000;
 //if (countdowntime_seconds >= 0) {
    
    //conversion to min and sec
 long countdown_minute = ((countdowntime_seconds / 60) % 60);
 long countdown_sec = countdowntime_seconds % 60;
 
    lcd.setCursor(5, 1);
    if (countdown_minute < 10) 
      lcd.print("0");
    							
   	lcd.print(countdown_minute);
    lcd.print(":");
    	if (countdown_sec < 10) 
      	lcd.print("0");
   								 
    lcd.print(countdown_sec); 
  }
   //times up
    		//if (countdowntime_seconds == 0)
 {
      		digitalWrite(led, LOW);
    										}
    		//else {
      		//digitalWrite(led, HIGH);
    		//	}
}
  
  
}

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may i know why after the countdown finished it still like this? for now i only test using 1 button only.

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Still like what ?

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Is that which is above the this which it's still like?

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Do you mean, led state or display state?

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This creates a new variable and assigns a value to it

This creates a new variable that is not related to the previous variable (even though they share the same name). So basically, the countdonwtime_seconds in the while() condition never changes

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