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:GetChildren() Not working in my cancollide / transparency script?

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6 years ago

I'm trying to create a script where it gets the parts and either makes them cancollide or not. There are parts called open and parts called closed.

local close = script.Parent.Parent.SwitchRail.Switch:GetChildren("Close")
local open = script.Parent.Parent.SwitchRail.Switch:GetChildren("Open")

print("WAZZAP")
function onTouched(part)
    if part.Name == "ARS" then --Change this to the name of the correct part that trips the sensor
    if part.Value.Value == 1 then
        script.Parent.Parent.LeftSignal.JCT1.SurfaceGui.Whi.ImageTransparency = 0
        script.Parent.Parent.LeftSignal.JCT2.SurfaceGui.Whi.ImageTransparency = 0
        script.Parent.Parent.LeftSignal.JCT3.SurfaceGui.Whi.ImageTransparency = 0
        script.Parent.Parent.LeftSignal.JCT4.SurfaceGui.Whi.ImageTransparency = 0
    for i, v in pairs(close) do
    v.Transparency = 0.5
    v.CanCollide = false
    i.Transparency = 0
    i.CanCollide = true
end
     else
        for i, v in pairs(open) do
    v.Transparency = 0.5
    v.CanCollide = false
    i.Transparency = 0
    i.CanCollide = true
end
    end
    end
    end



script.Parent.Touched:connect(onTouched)

:GetChildren() dont take arguments? EliteMackan 0 — 6y

? CarlPlandog 20 — 6y

indent your code so it’s more legible maybe? User#19524 175 — 6y

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Answered by

MadWorlds 84

6 years ago

The :GetChildren() function does not take any arguments.

And in for i, v in pairs(open) and for i, v in pairs(close), i is the iterator variable and v is the variable to represent the current object in the loop. In other terms, i is just a number that tells the for loop what object in the table you're on in the loop and thus can not be treated as an object like v.

If you want only certain children of "Switch" to be changed a certain way, then add an if statement. For example:

for i, v in pairs(close) do
    if v.Name == "Brick" or v.Name == "ADiffBrick" then
        v.Transparency = 0.5
        v.CanCollide = false
    else
        v.Transparency = 0
        v.CanCollide = true
    end
end

I've also noticed that a lot of your code is repetitive. A good way to shorten it down would be to create other functions.

Also :connect is deprecated, so I would recommend using :Connect instead.

I hope this helped!

Oh, Thank you but I change all the bricks names lol CarlPlandog 20 — 6y

Answered by

basstracker1970 -29

6 years ago

your useing getchildren() wrong you do it with for i,v not like the way your useing it as

:GetChildren() Not working in my cancollide / transparency script?

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