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How do I get a number from for table?
function checksamount()
for _,snipers in pairs(workspace:GetChildren())do
if snipers.Name == "Soldier3" and snipers:FindFirstChild("Owner") and snipers.Owner.Value == player then
return #snipers
end
end
end
So from the for loop, I fetch the children of workspace. Then I filter all of the children through the if statement to get every object called soldier3. Now I end up with a variable with all of the soldier3's. How do I get the number of soldier3's in the variable?
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koolkid your answer doest match the question, sorry but there is nothing you can do about it crut24 50 — 7y
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thanks laughablehaha 494 — 7y
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From what I can tell, you're trying to find the number of instances in 'workspace' that meet the conditions in the if block. You can do this by using a local variable to count them.
function checksamount()
local snipersNum = 0
for _,snipers in pairs(workspace:GetChildren())do
if snipers.Name == "Soldier3" and snipers:FindFirstChild("Owner") and snipers.Owner.Value == player then
snipersNum = snipersNum + 1
end
end
return snipersNum
end
Putting a return statement in the if block will end the function as soon as the condition is met by one of the children, even if the loop is not complete.
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thanks!!! ^.^ laughablehaha 494 — 7y
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function checksamount() for _,snipers in pairs(workspace:GetChildren())do if snipers.Name == "Soldier3" and snipers:FindFirstChild("Owner") and snipers.Owner.Value == player then local pat = "%d+" return tonumber((snipers.Name):match(pat)) end end end
it uses a String Pattern to find the last numbers at the end and make them into a number. Goodluck :D