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How do I use an iterator to turn bool values to true one at a time?

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So I am trying to make a game with fireworks, and want the fireworks to launch separately, and not at the same time. So I put the fireworks into a dictionary and am using in pairs(), however the script says it is an incomplete statement and was expecting an assignment or function call. I marked the problem area below, and I apologize for the very long inconvenient table.

local fireworks = game.Workspace.Fireworks
local fireworks = {					--sorry about this mess
	fireworki = fireworks.firework1,
	fireworkii = fireworks.firework2,
	fireworkiii = fireworks.firework3,
	fireworkiv = fireworks.firework4,
	fireworkv = fireworks.firework5,
	fireworkvi = fireworks.firework6,
	fireworkvii = fireworks.firework7,
	fireworkviii = fireworks.firework8,
	fireworkix = fireworks.firework9,
	fireworkx = fireworks.firework10,
	fireworkxi = fireworks.firework11,
	fireworkxii = fireworks.firework12,
	fireworkxiii = fireworks.firework13,
	fireworkxiv = fireworks.firework14,
	fireworkxv = fireworks.firework15,
	fireworkxvi = fireworks.firework16,
	fireworkxvii= fireworks.firework17,
	fireworkxviii = fireworks.firework18,
	fireworkxix = fireworks.firework19,
	fireworkxx= fireworks.firework20,
	fireworkxxi = fireworks.firework21
}
for i, v in pairs(fireworks) do
	v.Running == true --this is the problem
end
Anonymous

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Remove the extra equals sign to make it an assignment and not an equality comparison. To make the iteration easier, you should do two things.

  1. Put all fireworks in a folder. It seems you have already done this considering the Fireworks have the same parent called "Fireworks."

  2. Use GetChildren() to get a table of objects in that folder, and iterate through that table.

local fireworks = game.Workspace.Fireworks

for i, v in pairs(fireworks:GetChildren()) do
    v.Running = true --this is the problem
end
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Thank you! Also, is there an easier way to assign the fireworks than what I had to painstakingly write out?

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Yes, I will update the code to explain how.

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