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How to perform a function for all parts with the same name?

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I have constructed a script that lets you change the color of a part on your model, but when I click it, it only colors one part. What I am aiming for is to click this button and for all parts named "Wing1" to be colored.

local wings1 = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").Recolor.Wings1:WaitForChild("a")
wings1.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player,part)
	local model = player.Character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Model")
	model.Wings.Wing1.Color = Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 255)	
end)

There are several separate parts named "Wing1" underneath the "Wings" model, and this script is only coloring one of them. How do I color all of them?

EDIT: Another method I tried is:

local wings1 = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").Recolor.Wings1:WaitForChild("a")
wings1.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player,part)
	local Bird = player.Character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Model")
	Bird.Wings:GetChildren("Wing1").Color = Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 255)	
end)

But this makes the script not work entirely.

AnonymousEdited

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✓ Accepted answer

Well, I'm not sure this is the best strategy but, you can try using a for loop and color all the wings like that. Example:

local wings1 = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").Recolor.Wings1:WaitForChild("a")
wings1.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player,part)
    local model = player.Character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Model")
    for i,v in pairs(model:GetChildren()) do
	if v.Name = "Wing1" then
   		v.Color = Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 255) 
	end
	end
end)

This should work. Again, this might not be the best method, but it should work.

If this helped, please accept the answer. Thanks!

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5 comments

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Hi! I tried this script and I got an error on line 4 saying "Expected ( or { or string, got )" and it underlines the ")" after GetChildren in red.

Anonymous#
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Of course, I see the mistake I made. I edited it, it works now

Anonymous#
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It seems to give me another error, this time under the "=" after v.Name on line 5 saying "Expected 'then' got '=' "

Anonymous#
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He typed in "if v.Name = "Wing1" then" not "if v.Name == "Wing1" then""

Anonymous#
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Thank you!

Anonymous#

Write the main code inside the module script and insert a server script on every brick. Just add calling Module script Lines.

Works perfectly.

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