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"Plr" returns nil?
I'm trying to learn string.match and this script looks correct, but it returns nil.
wait()
local player =game.Players.LocalPlayer
local players =game.Players:GetChildren()
function match_name(name)
for i,v in pairs(players) do
local plr=string.match(v.Name,name)
if plr then
return plr
end
end
end
player.Chatted:connect(function(msg)
if string.sub(msg,1,6)=="check~" then
local plr=match_name(string.sub(msg,7))
if plr then
print(plr.Name)
end
end
end)
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You have to return v, because that is the player, instead of plr, which is the string.
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In Lua, although not in every language, it is safe to directly compare strings, so that string.match() is not the best way to solve this problem.
Additionally, your check~ command will never return anything anyway, because you make players an empty Table (since game.Players is empty when this script first runs) and then never update it.
wait()
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
function match_name(name)
for i,v in pairs(players) do
if plr.Name == name then
return v
end
end
end
player.Chatted:connect(function(msg)
if string.sub(msg,1,6) == "check~" then
local plr=match_name(string.sub(msg,7))
if plr then
print(plr.Name)
end
end
end)
This page has the most comprehensive documentation of string patterns, which is what I assume you're trying to learn here.