Quick question! Right now I'm using an if statement:
if game.Workspace.part ~= nil then
-- Do something
end
If the part doesn't exist, then I'm getting an error because it is looking for the part to check if it is nil. It works in the sense that the code inside won't run unless the part does exist, but I'd rather have fully functional and optimized code.
So that leads me to my question- what should I be using instead?
do this if you want a child with a specific name:
if workspace:FindFirstChild("Part") then -- use workspace, game.Workspace is deprecated
end
if you want to find a child that is a part then do this
if workspace:FindFirstChildOfClass("Part") then
end
if you want all the children that are for example a tool or a part then do this:
for i,v in pairs(workspace:GetChildren()) do
if v:IsA("Part") then
-- use v instead of part now
end
end
You could:
if workspace:FindFirstChild('part') then
print('part exists')
end
-- Or
if not workspace:FindFirstChild('Part') then
print("part doesn't exist :c")
end
Hopefully, this helped, best of luck developer!
Edit: Fixed the string
You didn't escape the quote on line 8.
Thank you very much for the answer! Works exactly like I was hoping.
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Nice! That works perfect, thank you! I'm accepting your answer for the extra effort in different approaches and more detail. Cheers!
thanks
Um, where does it say game.Workspace is deprecated? It’s the other way around.
its all over fourms and the wiki its easier too but you can still use it
Link where it says this.