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How to convert a DataStore model to a table?

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Radstar1 270

7 years ago

So I read an idea on where you save a player's data as a model in ReplicatedStorage and put the values inside that model. Whenever the model changes then it converts into a table and saves those changes. The benefit of this is giving the data a visual appearance

----Question------ How would I go about converting the inside of the model to a table? I'm thinking somewhere along the lines of

1Model.Changed:connect(function()
2    for i,v in pairs(Model:GetChildren()) do
3    v:UpdateAsync(player.UserId,v)
4    end
5end)

Is this the correct way?

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Answered by

Goulstem 8144

7 years ago

Edited 7 years ago

Solution

Since there is no differentiation in the key that you save your data to, it is going to keep being overwritten until the last index in the Model:GetChildren() table.

I suggest you construct a dictionary, and save that :)

Tips

Saving everytime the data is changed is a bit overkill - Just save when the player leaves.

And personally, I like to simply store all player data as descendants of the player object - especially since the in-game leaderboard format requires this. But that's just my preference..

Note: connect is deprecated, use Connect!

Code

01--Define datastore
02local ds = game:GetService("DataStoreService"):GetDataStore("Stats")
03 
04--PlayerRemoving event
05game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(p)
06    local data = {}; --Define array
07    --Reference stats holder
08    local Model = game.ServerStorage:FindFirstChild(p)
09    for i,v in pairs(Model:GetChildren()) do
10        data[v.Name] = v.Value --Add an index to the dictionary
11    end
12    ds:UpdateAsync(player.UserId,data)
13end)

Thank you so much! Radstar1 270 — 7y

How to convert a DataStore model to a table?

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