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How to find a part with a table?
I'm trying to put the name of parts in a table, then find those parts in the workspace.
My code:
01 | lights = {"Light1"} |
02 | i = 1 |
03 |
04 |
05 | repeat |
06 | game.Workspace.lights[i].PointLight.Brightness = game.Workspace.lights[i].PointLight.Brightness - .1 |
07 | game.Workspace.lights[i].PointLight.Range = game.Workspace.lights[i].PointLight.Range - .1 |
08 | if i == #lights then |
09 | i = 1 |
10 | else |
11 | i = i + 1 |
12 | end |
13 | until game.Workspace.lights[#lights].PointLight.Range == 0 |
This errors, "lights is not a valid member of Workspace". So how can I find a part using the name of it in a table?
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You'd want to use :FindFirstChild() for this.
Here is a basic use of this.
1 | PartName = "Light" |
2 | PartObject = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(PartName) |
3 | PartObject.Name = "Light 1" |
4 | PartObject.Color = "Red" |
So your code would be:
01 | lights = {"Light1"} |
02 | i = 1 |
03 |
04 |
05 | repeat |
06 | object = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(lights[i]) |
07 | object.PointLight.Brightness = object.PointLight.Brightness - .1 |
08 | object.PointLight.Range = object.PointLight.Range - .1 |
09 | if i == #lights then |
10 | i = 1 |
11 | else |
12 | i = i + 1 |
13 | end |
14 | until object.PointLight.Range == 0 |