how do i make a while object does not exist loop?

Asked Apr 2, 2017393 views2 answers

my attempt:

local OBJECT = Instance.new('ScreenGui')
OBJECT.Parent = nil
while OBJECT.Parent = nil do
end

please help!

AnonymousApr 2, 2017

1 comment

So you're saying that your object has no parent. If you have a script to assign a parent, you should probably use a repeat loop with the until

AnonymousApr 2, 2017#

2 answers

Your loop needs some sort of delay or stop in order to avoid crashing your computer.

local OBJECT = Instance.new('ScreenGui')
OBJECT.Parent = nil
while OBJECT.Parent == nil do
wait() -- While functions that go on infinietly should have this
end

AnonymousApr 2, 2017Edited Apr 2, 2017Permalink

while it doesn't exist or while it exists?

local OBJECT = Instance.new('ScreenGui')
OBJECT.Parent = nil
while OBJECT.Parent == nil do --you forgot the extra '='
	wait()
end

also technically the object still exists, you can parent it to another instance and it will move

AnonymousApr 2, 2017Permalink

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