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"Stamina" Is definitely there so why is it a nil value?

Asked Mar 13, 2016350 views2 answers

I know that Stamina shouldnt be nil but it always gives this error:

18:54:57.446 - Players.Player.Backpack.StaminaRegen:14: attempt to index local 'Stamina' (a nil value)

local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer

Player.CharacterAdded:connect(function	()

Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer


local Stamina = Player.Character:FindFirstChild("StaminaValue")
local MaxStamina = Player.Character:FindFirstChild("MaxStaminaValue")

while wait() do
	if Stamina.Value < MaxStamina.Value then
		Stamina.Value = Stamina.Value + 1
		wait(0.01)
	end
end
end)

Please help.

AnonymousMar 13, 2016

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Player.Character:findFirstChild("StaminaValue") is returning nil, are you sure there is a value called that in the Character...? Nothing in this code has created it...

AnonymousMar 13, 2016#

@DevSean It was created in another code

AnonymousMar 13, 2016#

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Since you have said you are creating the values with some other code, you should change lines 8 and 9 from this:

local Stamina = Character:FindFirstChild("StaminaValue")
local MaxStamina = Character:FindFirstChild("MaxStaminaValue")

To the following

local Stamina = Character:WaitForChild("StaminaValue")
local MaxStamina = Character:WaitForChild("MaxStaminaValue")

As the values will be created after Stamina and MaxStamina have been initialised.

Here's your code rewritten a little bit.

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer

player.CharacterAdded:connect(function(newCharacter)
	local stamina = newCharacter:WaitForChild("StaminaValue")
	local maxStamina = newCharacter:WaitForChild("MaxStaminaValue")	
	while wait() do
		if (stamina.Value < maxStamina.Value) then
			wait() -- you had wait(0.01) here however the smallest wait time "wait()" is about 0.03 seconds
			stamina.Value = stamina.Value + 1
		end
	end
end)

AnonymousMar 13, 2016Edited Mar 13, 2016Permalink

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Thanks man

AnonymousMar 13, 2016#

local Stamina = Player.Character:FindFirstChild("StaminaValue")

This variable may pass, but it can still be returned nil! For this to be nil, you are either getting "StaminaValue" from the wrong location, or you are addressing it by the wrong name.

Also, make sure the variable is a intValue, and not a boolean, string, etc. because you can't store numerical values in those.

EDIT: Let me rewrite your code;

local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Character = Player.Character
local Stamina = Character:FindFirstChild("StaminaValue")
local MaxStamina = Character:FindFirstChild("MaxStaminaValue")

Player.CharacterAdded:connect(function()
while wait() do
    if Stamina.Value < MaxStamina.Value then
        Stamina.Value = Stamina.Value + 1
        wait(0.01)
    end
end
end)

AnonymousMar 13, 2016Edited Mar 13, 2016Permalink

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Its neither the wrong name or the wrong location

AnonymousMar 13, 2016#

@SH, are you putting the values in the Player or Character. Check the explorer when you play solo in studio,

AnonymousMar 13, 2016#

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