if not v.ZIndex == "-1" then
v.Visible = false
end
When I put a "not" nothing changes, anyone know how to use not?
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Using "if not" seems to get ignored and moves on to the next script?
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The reason for this is because the GuiObject.ZIndex property holds an integer value, and you attempted to compare it to a string, which will return false. Simply make it -1 and it will be good from there.
#Truthy values
In Lua, anything but false or nil is truthy. So numbers, strings and tables are all examples of truthy values. The boolean true itself is also truthy. If you print(not 5), that would print false, as you're inverting the "truthiness" of the number. So by you doing if not v.ZIndex == "-1" then, you're actually just saying if false == "-1" then. In order to fix this, you can wrap the v.ZIndex == -1 in brackets, or make your == an ~=.
if not (v.ZIndex == -1) then
----OR----
if v.ZIndex ~= -1 then
not
only works for booleans, not if the condition is not met.
Try this instead. ~= means not equal to.
I quit the "", because the ZIndez is a number, not a string.
if v.ZIndex ~= -1 then
v.Visible = false
end
Hope it helps
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Actually t can be if the condition is met. Read my answer.
I have never got to accomñish that by using a not.
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