if statement give errors when false?

Asked May 22, 2021175 views1 answers

Hello my script gives me an error when the if statement is false

local function RaycastBullet()
	local Target = mouse.target
	local Damage = 10
	
	if Target then
		if Target.Parent.Humanoid then
			Target.Parent.Humanoid:TakeDamage(Damage)
		end			
		if Target.Parent.Parent.Humanoid then
			Target.Parent.Parent.Humanoid:TakeDamage(Damage)
		end	
	end
end

AnonymousMay 22, 2021

1 answer

✓ Accepted answer

You should use FindFirstChild, if it detect the Instance is not there, it returns nil. You are going to make line 2 to:

local Target = mouse:FindFirstChild("target")

And it will work fine.

AnonymousMay 22, 2021Permalink

1 comment

Since it's only true or nil, if-else statements are okay.

AnonymousMay 22, 2021#

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