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How to find a part with a table?

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dreamy67 135

9 years ago

I'm trying to put the name of parts in a table, then find those parts in the workspace.

My code:

lights = {"Light1"}
i = 1


repeat
    game.Workspace.lights[i].PointLight.Brightness = game.Workspace.lights[i].PointLight.Brightness - .1
    game.Workspace.lights[i].PointLight.Range = game.Workspace.lights[i].PointLight.Range - .1
    if i == #lights then
        i = 1
    else
        i = i + 1
    end
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?

1 answer

Answered by

GShocked 150

9 years ago

You'd want to use :FindFirstChild() for this.

Here is a basic use of this.

PartName = "Light"
PartObject = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(PartName)
PartObject.Name = "Light 1"
PartObject.Color = "Red"

So your code would be:

lights = {"Light1"}
i = 1


repeat
    object = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(lights[i])
    object.PointLight.Brightness = object.PointLight.Brightness - .1
    object.PointLight.Range = object.PointLight.Range - .1
    if i == #lights then
        i = 1
    else
        i = i + 1
    end
until object.PointLight.Range == 0

How to find a part with a table?

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