How can i use DataStore to save a Gui?
I am making a gui shop where you can buy weapons and gears with a currency called gems. When i want to buy a weapon and i press a "Buy" button, that button changes to an "Equip" button. My problem is i want to know how i can add a datastore to my script so that when i leave the game, the button still appears as an equip button only for me.
This is my line of code as a Local Script inside the buy button
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local gems = player:WaitForChild('leaderstats').Gems
local buyButton = script.Parent
local equipButton = script.Parent.Equip
local errorMessage = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.ErrorMessage
local gemImage = script.Parent.Gem
script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:connect(function()
if gems.Value >= 50 and not player.Backpack:FindFirstChild('HyperlaserGun') and not player.StarterGear:FindFirstChild('HyperlaserGun') and not
player.Character:FindFirstChild('HyperlaserGun') then
game.Lighting.WeaponFolder.HyperlaserGun:Clone().Parent = player.Backpack
game.Lighting.WeaponFolder.HyperlaserGun:Clone().Parent = player.StarterGear
gems.Value = gems.Value - 50
equipButton.Visible = true
gemImage.Visible = false
else
if player.Backpack:FindFirstChild('HyperlaserGun') or player.StarterGear:FindFirstChild('HyperlaserGun') or player.Character:FindFirstChild('HyperlaserGun') then
errorMessage.Visible = true
errorMessage.Text = 'You already own this item!'
wait(1.5)
errorMessage.Visible = false
errorMessage.Text = "You don't have enough Gems to purchase this!"
else
errorMessage.Visible = true
wait(1.5)
errorMessage.Visible = false
end
end
end)
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2 answers
You could try something like this. To set it to true use the same method and just replace the value in the string, then set. Not tested.
-- Use this as a format: local tableExample = "item1=false;item2=true;item3=false;"
function ReturnAll(dbname, playerid)
local tableExample = game:GetService("DataStoreService"):GetDataStore(dbname):GetAsync(playerid);
local spotsc = {};
local spotss = {};
local formc = 1;
local forms = 1;
local ret = {};
for i = 1, #tableExample do
if tableExample:sub(i,i) == ";" then
spotsc[formc] = i;
formc = formc + 1;
elseif tableExample:sub(i,i) == "=" then
spotss[forms] = i;
forms = forms + 1;
end
end
for i=1, formc - 1 do
local eq = spotss[i]
local ec = spotsc[i]
local name;
local value;
if i == 1 then
name = tableExample:sub(1,eq-1);
value = tableExample:sub(eq+1,ec-1);
else
name = tableExample:sub(spotsc[i-1]+1,eq-1);
value = tableExample:sub(eq+1,ec-1);
end
if value == "false" then
ret[name] = false;
else
ret[name] = true;
end
end
return ret;
end
if ReturnAll("testdb", 1)["someitem"] == true then
-- Returns true.
end
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Booleans
You can have a Boolean for each item True == owns item false == doesnt own item
So if DS1 = Datastore:GetDataStore("SomeItemYouHaveInYourGame")
PlayerHasItem = DS1:GetAsync(player.UserId)
If PlayerHasItem == True then
Print("Player owns item")
end
idk my lua code is pretty stupid because this is off the top of my head but i hope this was what you were looking for. ~ AnanonymousDeveloper
[problem with this method is youll have to make a datastore for every individual store item. unless your smarter than me and can figure out another way of doing it ;) ]
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