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Use GetChildren() or script one by one?

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6 years ago

So I want to change the property of all these parts by a RemoteEvent (see picture). But how do I do that? Do I just script them one by one or is there a faster way? Something with GetChildren()? (Tag me when a solution is found)

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Script that I tried:

game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("ExteriorLightsEvent").OnServerEvent:Connect(function(Player, ExtLight)
    if ExtLight:GetChildren().Transparency == 0 then
    ExtLight:GetChildren().Transparency = 1
else
    ExtLight:GetChildren().Transparency = 0
    end
end)

Script that works (for one part):

game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("ExteriorLightsEvent").OnServerEvent:Connect(function(Player, ExtLight)
    if ExtLight.hlight2.Transparency == 0 then
    ExtLight.hlight2.Transparency = 1
else
    ExtLight.hlight2.Transparency = 0
    end
end)

Thanks in advance.

1 answer

Answered by

User#19524 175

6 years ago

Edited 6 years ago

You can't use `GetChildren` like that. You're attempting to get every single object from the table, but incorrectly. You can use a `for` loop to accomplish this:

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local ExtLightsEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("ExtLightsEvent")

ExtLightsEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, ExtLight)
    for _, v in pairs(ExtLight:GetChildren()) do
        -- v acts as the element in the table
        if v:IsA("BasePart") and v.Transparency <= 0 then
            -- prone to script error if the object isn't a part. i got you
            v.Transparency = 1
        end
    end
end)

"Use GetChildren() or script one by one?"

Use `GetChildren`. Scripting one by one is time consuming, complicated at times, and life could be made easier from one script that handles everything.

Ah thank you! snewo12 72 — 6y

Use GetChildren() or script one by one?

1 answer

You can't use GetChildren like that. You're attempting to get every single object from the table, but incorrectly. You can use a for loop to accomplish this:

"Use GetChildren() or script one by one?"

Use GetChildren. Scripting one by one is time consuming, complicated at times, and life could be made easier from one script that handles everything.

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You can't use `GetChildren` like that. You're attempting to get every single object from the table, but incorrectly. You can use a `for` loop to accomplish this:

Use `GetChildren`. Scripting one by one is time consuming, complicated at times, and life could be made easier from one script that handles everything.