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[SOLVED] Can I do an if statement to see if a player's name is in a table?

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Knineteen19 307 Moderation Voter
5 years ago
Edited 5 years ago

So I'm trying to make a script that gives people with a tester rank a 2x exp boost in my game. Is there any way I can do this? I tried doing it like it is in the following, but it doesn't work, I tested changing the 10x exp one to a name other than mine, and it just gave me 1x exp.

local testers = {"FoxOwO","S_naZY","jurassicsonic","Knineteen19"}

game.Players.PlayerAdded:connect(function(player)
    player.CharacterAdded:connect(function()
        local multi = script:WaitForChild("XP Multiplier")
        local multiplier = multi:Clone()
        if player.Name == "Knineteen19" then
            multiplier.Value = 10
        elseif player.Name == testers[1] or player.Name == testers[2] or player.Name == testers[3] then
            multiplier.Value = 2
        else
            multiplier.Value = 1
        end
        multiplier.Parent = game.Workspace:WaitForChild(player.Name).Humanoid
    end)
end)
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print "table(testers)" possibly? danglt 185 — 5y

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Answered by
User#23365 30
5 years ago
Edited 5 years ago

you can use a generic for loop which literates over a table. You'd use the value to get the object.

--example

local testers = {"FoxOwO","S_naZY","jurassicsonic","Knineteen19"}

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
    player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(char)
        for i,v in pairs(testers) do -- v is the value and i is the index
            if v == player.Name then
                -- do stuff
                break
            end
        end
    end)
end)

you can also use a numeric for loop,

local testers = {"FoxOwO","S_naZY","jurassicsonic","Knineteen19"}

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
    player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(char)
        for i = 1,#testers do
            local index = testers[i]

            if index == player.Name then
                --do stuff
                break
            end
        end
    end)
end)
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Oh okay, that answers my question in my comment on the other answer, thanks it worked nicely! Knineteen19 307 — 5y
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I know I should accept this, but at the same time I don't want to ruin your perfect 666 reputation xD. Knineteen19 307 — 5y
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tbh User#23365 30 — 5y
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Answered by
oftenz 367 Moderation Voter
5 years ago

You are using an if statement incorrectly.

local testers = {"FoxOwO","S_naZY","jurassicsonic","Knineteen19"}
        if player.Name == "Knineteen19" then
            multiplier.Value = 10
    end
        if player.Name == testers[1] or player.Name == testers[2] or player.Name == testers[3] then
            multiplier.Value = 2
        else
            multiplier.Value = 1
        end
        multiplier.Parent = game.Workspace:WaitForChild(player.Name).Humanoid

You could also use a for loop.

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Sorry about indentation, wrote this on chrome. oftenz 367 — 5y
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Okay I'm confused about what's wrong with the if statement, but I'll try messing around with a for loop. Knineteen19 307 — 5y
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Mk so I'm trying to use a for i,v in pairs sort of thing, but real quick, what would I use to to gather all of the values in the table? Knineteen19 307 — 5y
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I'm not sure how to put it. You can't use or with 2 totally different arguments. oftenz 367 — 5y

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