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How would I get a player from a clickdetector?

Asked Jan 22, 20167,946 views2 answers

Let's say I have a click detector like this:

script.Parent.ClickDetector.MouseClick:connect(function()
local player = --this Is what I want to know how to get
local f = script.Parent
f.Parent = player.Backpack
end)

How do I get the player? I know with a brick touch you can:

function onTouch(f)
local player = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(f.Parent)
end
script.Parent.Touched:connect(onTouch)

and you can get the player like that through touch, but in the situation I'm in I don't want to use a brick touch. Is there a similar way for click? If you can help please do! Thanks!

AnonymousJan 22, 2016

2 answers

✓ Accepted answer

ClickDetector's event MouseClick is already emitted with a argument of who the player is that clicked the Part.

Fixed Code

script.Parent.ClickDetector.MouseClick:connect(function(playerclicked) -- Here's the argument
local f = script.Parent
f.Parent = playerclicked.Backpack
end)

AnonymousJan 22, 2016Edited Jan 22, 2016Permalink

3 comments

To be noted: ClickDetectors will not work in FilteringEnabled. As an alternative, use a LocalScript that will detect what a person clicked on with the mouse's hit property. With that LocalScript you can then fire to the server what you want it to do.

AnonymousJan 22, 2016#

Oh :P, totally forgot about it. Thanks for remembering.

AnonymousJan 22, 2016#

Thanks so much!

AnonymousJan 25, 2016#

You can simply use an argument with it... Something like his

script.Parent.ClickeDetector.MouseClick:connect(function(player)
if player then
local f = script.Parent
f.Parent = player.Backpack
end
end)

AnonymousJan 22, 2016Edited Jan 22, 2016Permalink

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