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FilterStringAsync returns "Instance", what's wrong?

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How do I fix this?

local textService = game:GetService("TextService")

game.ReplicatedStorage.FilterText.OnServerEvent:connect(function(player, text) 

pcall(function() 

	print(textService:FilterStringAsync(text, player.UserId)) 

end)

end)

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Format your code

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##FilterStringAsync FilterStringAsync returns not a string, but a TextFilterResult.

###TextFilterResult TextFilterResults is a better way to get filtered strings. A TextFilterResult has 3 main methods.

###GetChatForUserAsync GetChatForUserAsync is a method that filters a string that is intended to display for a certain user.

This is best used for private chats.

###GetNonChatStringForBroadcastAsync GetNonChatStringForBroadcastAsync is a method that filters a string that is shown to everyone in a non-chat context.

This is best used for public signs (such as naming a restaurant, or giving yourself another nickname)

###GetNonChatStringForUserAsync GetNonChatStringForUserAsync is a method that filters a string that is shown to a certain user in a non-chat context.

This is best used for private signs (signs, like mentioned above, that is only shown to that one user)

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Thanks for the help!

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bruh accept answer dude

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Sorry, I forgot.

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