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How can I use MouseButton1Click on children?
I want to make something happen when one of several buttons is clicked. All the buttons are text buttons, parented to a frame. The following code gives me an error like this: attempt to index field "MouseButton1Click" (a nil value)
Any help on how to make this work would be appreciated.
1 | local buttons = script.Parent.Frame:GetChildren() |
2 |
3 | buttons.MouseButton1Click:connect(function() |
4 | print("It works!") |
5 | end) |
- I checked the wiki-- MouseButton1Click is a valid event of the TextButton object, so I don't think that's the problem :V
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GetChildren doesn't change everything
Here's a link to a SH help post about the subject.
Then how do I fix it?
Loop though the table and add the event to each button. This is fairly easy. Example,
1 | local buttons = script.Parent.Frame:GetChildren() |
2 |
3 | for i,v in pairs(buttons) do |
4 | v.MouseButton1Click:connect(function() |
5 | print("It works!") |
6 | end) |
7 | end |
on line 3, we make a variable named v for the current button in a table.
If you need more information, try this link about generic for loops like the one we used.
Good Luck!
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Thank you :D Very well stated answer. It works like a charm! Thanks for the links as well :P imperialstar 110 — 8y
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No problem :3 User#11440 120 — 8y