Can localscripts rename objects and if so how come mine isn't?
I'm trying to rename a RemoteEvent from a localscript in playergui which is activated by a key press but I get the error message "invalid argument #3 (string expected, got Instance)" from this bit of code:
local Player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer.Name
local Playeruse = game.Workspace:WaitForChild(Player)
if Playeruse:FindFirstChild(Player) == true then
print(Playeruse)
end
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local remoteEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Remote")
remoteEvent.Name = Playeruse
Someone please help me
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Object names are meant to be in strings, so you should add speach marks:
Heres the adjusted script:
local Player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer.Name
local Playeruse = game.Workspace:WaitForChild(Player)
if Playeruse:FindFirstChild(Player) == true then
print(Playeruse)
end
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local remoteEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Remote")
remoteEvent.Name = "Playeruse"
Hope this helped!
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Local scripts CAN rename objects, but only for the client. This means that for other players and server scripts, the name will not change,
Instead of using "game.Workspace:WaitForChild(Player)"
Just do "Player.Character" If you are trying to get the players character. The script is failing because you are waiting for a LocalPlayer which are only found in Players, not workspace. Thus indexing nil and returning an Instance Oh, and I dont think localscripts can change names.
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