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How do I get all instances of certain class?
I am trying to get all the PointLights in a model. They are embedded in model in a model in a model, etc.
Here is my current code. I want lights array to be all the PointLights. named PointLight.
local lights = {}
local children = house:GetChildren()
for i = 1, #children do
if children[i].Name == "PointLight" then
lights.append(children[i])
end
end
On a side note is .append() a real thing in LUA? (I have not tested it because I cannot get there)
children is contains just the direct descendants of house
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local thing = game.Workspace --place to be searched
for i,things in pairs(thing:GetDescendants()) do -- or :GetChildren()
if things:IsA("PointLight") then
things:Destroy() -- JUST A CODE
end
end
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Just loop through the children in the model and check if they inherit the "PointLight" class, like so.
local lights = {}
for i, child in pairs(house:GetChildren()) do
if child:IsA("PointLight") then
table.insert(light, child) -- insert `child` into the table `light`.
end
end
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-1 for ineffiency cabbler 1942 — 6y
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@cabbler do you have a more efficient solution? crazywireman 2 — 6y