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RemoteEvent won't use passed argument and will just print player name?

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Arithmeticity 167

8 years ago

Edited 8 years ago

I don't get this. Take a look:

I have a localscript named "Test" here it is:

1local modules = game.Workspace["Module(s)"];
2local chathandler = require(modules.ChatHandler);
3 
4local msg = ("I love icecream.");
5 
6chathandler.test(game.Players.LocalPlayer,msg);

I have a modulescript, here's how it looks in relation to that code:

1function chathandler.test(player,msg)
2    chatAdd:FireServer(player,msg);
3end

Now here's the RemoteEvent which should print the msg correctly:

1chatAdd.OnServerEvent:connect(function(player,msg)
2    print(msg);
3end)

What's going on? Why does it print the Player's name but not the msg itself? Is it not passed correctly?

EDIT (Update, just uses msg this time): Still doesn't work.

New localscript:

1local modules = game.Workspace["Module(s)"];
2local chathandler = require(modules.ChatHandler);
3 
4local msg = ("I love icecream.");
5 
6chathandler.test(msg);

Modulescript:

1function chathandler.test(msg)
2    chatAdd:FireServer(msg);
3end

RemoteEvent:

1chatAdd.OnServerEvent:connect(function(msg)
2    print(msg);
3end)

2 answers

Answered by

GoldenPhysics 474

8 years ago

This has to do with something a little funky about RemoteEvents. When you cal :FireServer() on a RemoteEvent from a client, it automatically passes the player that called it as the first argument.

So that means this:

`1`	`remoteEvent:FireServer()`

would need this on the server to work properly:

1remoteEvent.onServerEvent:connect(function(plr)
2    --print(plr)
3end)

You can pass other arguments through the RemoteEvent, but the player that called the server will always be the first argument received.

Simple, concise, and easy to understand. +1 thanks to the above too. Arithmeticity 167 — 8y

Answered by

Master_JJ 229

8 years ago

I think it is because of your local script.

When using remote events in the local script, the first argument is automatically defined as player, so the first thing you send to a remote event in the local script will be looked as the second argument, so it thinks the msg is the player.

RemoteEvent won't use passed argument and will just print player name?

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