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ReplicatedFirst.GameManager:11: bad argument #1 to 'random' (number expected, got table)?

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NiniBlackJackQc 1562

6 years ago

I want a random sound but the Output get me this error

ReplicatedFirst.GameManager:11: bad argument #1 to 'random' (number expected, got table)

local GameManager = {
    DeathSounds = {
        131138839,
        131138845,
        131138854,  
    },
}

function zombieDeathSong(z)
    local sound = Instance.new('Sound', z)
    sound.SoundId = 'rbxassetid://'.. math.random(GameManager.DeathSounds)
    sound:Play()
end

`GameManager.DeathSounds[math.random(1, 3)]`? TheeDeathCaster 2368 — 6y

The error explains itself User#5423 17 — 6y

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Answered by

brokenVectors 525

6 years ago

You're returning a table, as says kingdom5. To get a random thing inside a table, you do:

sound.SoundId = 'rbxassetid://'..GameManager.DeathSounds[math.random(1,#GameManager.DeathSounds)]

How this works: To access a certain thing inside a table, you do table[number] to access, for example, GameManager.DeathSounds[1] returns 131138839.

Thanks:)) NiniBlackJackQc 1562 — 6y

ReplicatedFirst.GameManager:11: bad argument #1 to 'random' (number expected, got table)?

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