[SOLVED] Why does my IF statement acts like it is true, even though it is not?
Hey guys, I am making a GUI, and the if statement is doing like it's not there.. It is normal script - including explorer photo and code
01 | --Variables |
02 | local Variables = game.Workspace.Variables |
03 | Hours = Variables.TV_1SessionTime.Hours |
04 | Minutes = Variables.TV_1SessionTime.Minutes |
05 |
06 | --Setup |
07 | local function SetTime() |
08 |
09 | script.Parent.Time.Text = Hours.Value .. ":" .. Minutes.Value .. " ET" |
10 |
11 | if script.Parent.Time.Text == '00:00 ET' or '0:00 ET' or '00:0 ET' then --<<IT IS FOR SOME REASON TRUE, EVEN WHEN IT IS NOT 00:00, 0:00 OR 00:0! |
12 |
13 | script.Parent.Time.Text = "Error boi! No time." |
14 |
15 | end |
Thanks in advance.
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I've had the same issues -- it's because Roblox is VERY picky.
You need to declare "if script.Parent.Time.Text == " behind every STRING.
Like this:
1 | if script.Parent.Time.Text == '00:00 ET' or script.Parent.Time.Text == '0:00 ET' or script.Parent.Time.Text == '00:0 ET' then |
I know the feels, I've encountered the same issue. I do not know exactly why the "if" statement can have certain variables as a "true" e.g. the strings presented in your "if" statement.
But yeah, if you don't want to type "script.Parent.Time.Text" 24/7, I'd define it before the if statement, like this:
1 | local text = script.Parent.Time.Text |
2 | if text == '00:00 ET' or text == '0:00 ET' or text == '00:0 ET' then |
Also, sometimes Roblox has trouble with defining properties of an instance, so I usually just like to define the instance instead of the property like this:
1 | local text = script.Parent.Time |
2 | if text.Text == '00:00 ET' or text.Text == '0:00 ET' or text.Text == '00:0 ET' then |
All 3 above should fix the problem.
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