Can I get the # of :GetChildren but only with children that meet a selected criteria?

Asked Jul 17, 2021144 views2 answers

Is it possible for me to get the number amount of :GetChildren that meet a selected criteria? I want to be able to get the number of children (with #children) but only if the child is a folder.

AnonymousJul 17, 2021

2 answers

✓ Accepted answer

It is not possible with just :GetChildren, however you can make your own table.

function GetChildrenWithName(object, name)
	local ChildrenWithName = {}
	for i,v in pairs(object:GetChildren()) do
		if v.Name == name then
			table.insert(ChildrenWithName, v)
		end
	end
	return ChildrenWithName
end

local Amount = #GetChildrenWithName(workspace.Folder, "Part")

AnonymousJul 17, 2021Edited Jul 17, 2021Permalink

You can do this with :GetChildren() and a variable

local Count = 0
for i, v in ipairs(game.Workspace:GetChildren()) do
	if v:IsA("Folder") then
		Count = Count + 1
	end
end
print(Count)

Count should print the amount of children that meets your selected criteria

AnonymousJul 17, 2021Permalink

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