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EventListeners in functions?
so i would like to instantiate an event listener inside a function, yet am currently unaware of how to begin.
my guess of how to would be like this
function registerPlayer(player)
--code
player.Character.Torso.Changed:connect(watchPlayerLocation)
end
function watchPlayerLocation(CFrame)
--code
end
is this how i would set it up?
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You're correct in theory, but the Changed event does not fire when an object's Position changes.
If you want to have a function update based on Player positions, use the RenderStepped event of the RunService. Use it in a local script.
The connect method returns a value, by the way. This 'ConnectionObject' has a disconnect method (no parameters) that you can use to disconnect the function once it is no longer needed.
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thanks, i could see how it would really bog down a server, and i did not know about the disconnect method, that will help a lot boombome 5 — 10y
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While this doesn't affect the answer, I want to contradict adark's statement that this was recently changed. Physics / UI based positional updates have *never* fired Changed events. BlueTaslem 18071 — 10y
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Color me enlightened, then. I've used the Changed event for them in the past, or could have sworn I did at least. adark 5487 — 10y