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can't randomly choose player?

Asked by

3 years ago

I have this script in SeverScriptService

local p = table()

for i, v in pairs
do
    game.Players:GetPlayers()
    table.insert(#p, v.Name)
end

print(#p)

The error in the output says "ServerScriptService.Script:1: attempt to call a table value"

Answered by

3 years ago

To get a random player you index a random number in the players service:

local Rando = game.Players:GetChildren()[math.random(1,#game.Players:GetChildren())]

returns the player not the character.

also remember,

local table = {} -- create a table

and

for i, v in pairs(list) do
    -- code
end

if this helps then upvote and click answer, k thx

Using GetPlayers() is better since it only returns the player objects. Subsz 366 — 3y

but ofc you wont create an instance and parent it to players xd greatneil80 2647 — 3y

Answered by

3 years ago

First of all, you're creating the table wrong. the way you create a table is,

local table = {}

Secondly, GetPlayers() already returns a table, so i don't see a use of doing that.

Thanks 8muq 2 — 3y