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math.random returning number?
The math.random for a string is returning a number instead a string? After I say the correct work then it error's again with this...
attempt to index upvalue "Word" ( a number value )
local Word=''
local ChatTable={
'Apple',
'Clock',
'Mouse',
'Trash',
'Bird',
'Ipod',
}
function NewWord(plr)
for _,v in pairs(ChatTable) do
local z = math.random(1,#v)
-- This returns a number value BUT I need it to return a string value
Word = z
end
wait()
print(Word) -- prints "5"
Note(plr,'The New Word Is ['..Word..']',(45/2/9))
end
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math.random() will always return a number, it'll never return a string.
I'm assuming that what you're trying to do is have the script select a random string from the table "ChatTable"
If so, you'll have to use the math.random() as an index value to locate the item in the table, like so:
local Table = {
"a";
"b";
"c";
"d";
}
local RandomString = Table[ math.random(1, #Table) ] --This will get return the element from the table corresponding to the index. According to this, the index will be a random integer between 1 and the size of the table
Your script will have to be edited like so:
local Word=''
local ChatTable={
'Apple',
'Clock',
'Mouse',
'Trash',
'Bird',
'Ipod',
}
function NewWord(plr)
Word = ChatTable[ math.random(1, #ChatTable) ]
wait()
Note(plr,'The New Word Is ['..Word..']',(45/2/9))
end
Hope this helped!