How would I make a set of buttons in which only one can be selected at a time?
EDIT (what's with the downvotes? Please read the last sentence, I'm not requesting for a script...)
I'm about to go and script a a coffee machine where you select the coffee type in a column of buttons and the flavoring in another column, and the selected buttons would be highlighted in green. But I only want one button to be selected at a time in a column. I've been brain storming ways on how to do this and all my ideas feel too inefficient. How would I go about scripting this? I don't need you to write any scripts of any kind, I would just like to know the basic layout so I know how to organize it as I'm not that great with script organization.
1 answer
Hey there!
This is just one method I have thought of while reading your question.
While I will not be providing any scripts, take these into consideration:
- Have a BoolValue inside each button. Use a Changed event to connect to the BoolValue, and whenever it is changed, change the colors. Example:
script.Parent.Selected.Changed:connect(function (onChange)
if script.Parent.Selected.Value then
-- Color for selcted
else
-- Default color
end
end)
You could then have a master script, which would check all the values, and toggle them
An example:
local Buttons = {
script.Parent.Button1,
script.Parent.Button2,
}
function CheckButtons()
for _,Button in pairs(Buttons) do
if Button.Selected.Value then
return true
Button.Selected.Value = false
end
end
return false
end
for _,Button in pairs (Buttons) do
Button.MouseButton1Down:connect(function (click)
CheckButtons()
Button.Selected.Value = true
end)
end
Note: I've done no testing of this whatsoever. I am actually in economics class while writing this, so please excuse basic mistakes.