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Output reads: attempt to index function with 'Play' what is the problem?

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Jo1nts 134

3 years ago

Edited 3 years ago

I'm trying to make an animation play as shown in the function however, the outputs always prints out an error: attempt to index function with 'Play' which is the :Play() part I don't seem to know what is causing the error and how to fix it.

1local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
2local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
3 
4local animationid = game.ReplicatedStorage.Animation
5local animation = humanoid:LoadAnimation(animationid)
6 
7    local function animation()
8        animation:Play() -- ERROR LINE
9    end

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Answered by

OfficerBrah 494

3 years ago

You override the "animation" variable by creating a function with the same name.

1local a = 1
2print(type(a)) --> number
3 
4local function a() 
5end
6 
7print(type(a)) --> now it's a function!

Rename animation() to something else, and you also need to call the function afterwards or it won't do anything

Output reads: attempt to index function with 'Play' what is the problem?

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