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Using variables inside an i, v in pairs loop does not seem to work?

Asked Sep 12, 2018177 views2 answers

Phase = 1
for i, v in pairs (script.Parent:GetChildren()) do
	if v.Name == Phase then
		v.Visible = true
	end
end

If I replace the "If name == phase then" to if name == "1" then" it works. It just won't work with variables. Anyone know why?

AnonymousSep 12, 2018

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You're trying to compare a string and a int value together. The reason why Name == "1" works is because of this. "1" is the string. You'll need to change the value of Phase to a string or use tostring() function to convert.

local Phase = "1" -- Either do this or use tostring()

for i, v in pairs (script.Parent:GetChildren()) do
	--The property .Name gives you a string
	if v.Name == Phase then
		v.Visible = true
	end
end

AnonymousSep 12, 2018Edited Sep 12, 2018Permalink

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Thanks!

AnonymousSep 13, 2018#

The word Phase needs to be a string like this

if v.Name == "Phase" then --all ways put those quotation marks around

the word a string

AnonymousSep 12, 2018Permalink

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