What's an efficient method of shortening admin commands with this script?
Hi,
I'm trying to find a method that when I type and submit something in a textbox or chat, the item would spawn in my inventory. However, the problem is that I have like 100 different items I would like to spawn, and even if I change or add something minor, I have to change each line of the script. For example:
function onKeyPress(inputObject, gameProcessedEvent) if inputObject.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.Return then if theText== "Handle" then local cloneObj= game.ReplicatedStorage:FindFirstChild("Handle",true):Clone() cloneObj.Parent= game.StarterGui.Inventory.Itembag elseif theText== "Med Handle" then local cloneObj= game.ReplicatedStorage:FindFirstChild("Med Handle",true):Clone() cloneObj.Parent= game.StarterGui.Inventory.Itembag elseif theText== "Large Handle" then local cloneObj= game.ReplicatedStorage:FindFirstChild("Large Handle",true):Clone() cloneObj.Parent= game.StarterGui.Inventory.Itembag elseif theText== "Hull" then local theClonedItem= theText createItemCloneEvent:FireServer(theClonedItem) --etc etc etc end end end
My attempt was to rewrite all the items in the beginning, like this:
function onKeyPress(inputObject, gameProcessedEvent)
if inputObject.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.Return then
if
theText== "Handle" or
theText== "Med Handle" or
theText== "Large Handle" or
theText== "Hull"
then
--local theClonedItem= theText
createItemCloneEvent:FireServer(theClonedItem)
end
end
end
What this script basically does is that it will search for an item in the Rep Storage directory; it finds the item regarding what I typed in the text box by name and copies it to my inventory. However, I guess I will have to input every name of those 100 items with my proposed method.
Thanks,
Houlardy
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2 answers
You could have an array of all the items, and let your script search through that array like this:
local items = {"Handle","Med Handle","Large Handle","Hull"} --Add all the items in this
function onKeyPress(inputObject, gameProcessedEvent)
if inputObject.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.Return then
for i,v in pairs(items) do
if theText == v then
local cloneObj = game.ReplicatedStorage:FindFirstChild(v,true):Clone()
cloneObj.Parent= game.StarterGui.Inventory.Itembag
createItemCloneEvent:FireServer(theText)
break
end
end
end
end
EDIT: Forgot to add the clone to the Itembag
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The other answer would work with the exception that you would have to type out that array forever if you have as many items as you say. A simple solution to your problem would be to have all the items in one place and use `GetChildren()' like so:
local locationForItems = game.ServerStorage.ItemFolder -- this is an example
-- this loop should fire on your event or whatever. It can be in a function if you like.
for i,v in pairs(locationForItems:GetChildren()) do -- this is all very simplistic you can edit it to suit your needs
if typedText == v then
-- clone the item
end
end
Hope this helps. Have a great day scripting!
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