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TextLabel doesn't update?

Asked May 13, 2014235 views3 answers

I have a textLabel that i want to change what it says when the amount of players is more than 2. Everything works fine buttt.... it doesn't change. I have to reset to see the difference. Is their something i'm overlooking or am i gonna have to use a different text GUI?

AnonymousMay 13, 2014

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I've run into this problem a lot of times with games I've made, the #1 solution I have found was to put a StringValue into Lighting and name it "Alert" and do the following

Script that changes the text:

	local alert = game.Lighting.Alert
	alert.Text = "Test String"
	wait(2)
	alert.Text = "Test #2"

Script Inside the TextLabel:

	local alert = game.Lighting.Alert
	update = function()
		script.Parent.Text = alert.Value
	end
	update()

	alert.Changed:connect(update)

AnonymousMay 13, 2014Permalink

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THANK YOU!

AnonymousMay 14, 2014#

for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetChildren()) do
v.PlayerGui.GUIAndLocationHere
end

This code will loop through all the players currently in the game and execute the action per player.

AnonymousMay 13, 2014Edited May 13, 2014Permalink

Rather than iterating through each player, I'd have a script inside each GUI that updates the TextLabel when the number of players changes. If I was you, this is what I'd have-

local Label = script.Parent
local Players = Game:GetService("Players")

function update()
	Label.Text = Players.NumPlayers .. " players"
end

Players.Changed:connect(function(property)
	if property == "NumPlayers" then
		update()
	end
end)

AnonymousMay 13, 2014Permalink

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