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GetChildren() and Clone() help?

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TheArmoredReaper 173
10 years ago

I made a script to make a backup of every model inside a group, and then clone them in ReplicatedStorage, but it doesn't seem to work. Can someone help me with this?

Script

Upgrades = script.Parent:GetChildren()

for i = 1, #Upgrades do
    Upgrades[i]:Clone()
    Upgrades[i].Parent = game.ReplicatedStorage.Upgrades
    Upgrades[i]:Destroy()
    wait()
end

The script's inside a model, sharing space with some other models.

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Answered by
adark 5487 Badge of Merit Moderation Voter Community Moderator
10 years ago

You're trying to set the Parents of the Object itself, not the clone of it. The Clone is never touched at all, actually. Here's a fix:

Upgrades = script.Parent:GetChildren()

for i = 1, #Upgrades do
    Upgrades[i]:Clone().Parent = game.ReplicatedStorage.Upgrades --Yes, you can do this.
    Upgrades[i]:Destroy()
    wait()
end
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Isn't it redundant to clone and then delete the original? Wouldn't it be better to outright set the .Parent of `Upgrades[i]` to the model in ReplicatedStorage? BlueTaslem 18071 — 10y
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Well, I could try Parenting the objects by themselves, so thanks for the suggestion! TheArmoredReaper 173 — 10y
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