Why am I receiving "attempt to index nil with 'Name'" from my script?
I am receiving "attempt to index nil with 'Name'" from line 26 of my script. I've made several revisions in an attempt to try to fix the problem but now I'm completely stumped.
The script is located within a folder that contains:
Folder ("Hair") -> 3 accessories are within
IntValue ("Number")
LocalScript ("HairScript")
ImageButton ("LeftArrow")
ImageButton ("RightArrow")
TextButton ("InfoBox")
If any additional clarification is needed, please don't hesitate to ask me. All help is appreciated!
01 | local leftArrow = script.Parent.LeftArrow |
02 | local rightArrow = script.Parent.RightArrow |
03 | local midBox = script.Parent.InfoBox |
04 | local numb = script.Parent.Number |
05 | local character = script.Parent.Parent.CharacterViewer.Character |
06 |
07 | local hairFolder = script.Parent.Hair:GetChildren() |
08 |
09 | leftArrow.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function() |
10 | if numb.Value == 1 then |
11 | numb.Value = #hairFolder |
12 | else |
13 | numb.Value = numb.Value-1 |
14 | end |
15 | end) |
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2 answers
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that the issue is that numb.Value is equal to zero. Lua arrays start at 1 so you can fix this by adding :
1 | numb.Value = 1 |
2 | --or-- |
3 | numb.Value = #hairFolder |
at the top of your script once numb is defined.
I am not entirely sure if this is the cause of the issue, but in many cases scripts load and run before game objects get a chance to load as well. This means that when scripts try and access these objects, they find nothing, and end up with "nil". (I noticed you said that this occurs at startup and this is why I think it's most likely this)
Luckily, easiest solution is to use :WaitForChild(). It takes the name of the instance you want to wait for, and an optional second argument that indicates the number of seconds to wait before giving up the wait. If you don't specify a second argument, it waits forever.
For example:
1 | -- This will wait for the instance "Number" till it loads |
2 | local numb = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Number") |
I recommend going through your scripts where you think the issue might happen, and using it.
Here is the API reference for it, if you want to find out more about it: https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/api-reference/function/Instance/WaitForChild