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Why is my players variable saving as an object?
I have a script that needs to run through all of the players. It's telling me this error though
ServerScriptService.LevelHandler:2: bad argument #1 to 'pairs' (table expected, got Object)
local players = game:GetService("Players")
for _, player in pairs(players) do
print("works")
end
Why does it think that players is an object?
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pairs takes in a table, so it would be player:GetPlayers() User#23365 30 — 6y
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You need to use game:GetService("Players"):GetPlayers()
Fixed script:
local players = game:GetService("Players") -- Or you can use :GetPlayers() here and on pairs(...) dont need to put it.
for _, player in pairs(players:GetPlayers()) do
print("works")
end
This method returns a table of all presently connected Player. It functions the same way GetChildren would except that it only returns Player objects. It functions similarly to Instance:GetChildren when called on Players. When used in conjunction with a for-loop, it is useful for iterating over all players in a game.
You need to use a "table" and :GetChildren()/:GetPlayers() transform this to a "table" for catch players.
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Thank you, I forgot about that repgainer3 35 — 6y
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Hi repgainer3,
The reason it's giving you the error is because you're trying to iterate through the service 'Players', and not a table. You can get the table by using :GetPlayers(). Like this:
local players = game:GetService("Players"):GetPlayers() -- Makes it a table with all the players.
for _, player in pairs(players) do
print("works")
end
Hope I helped and have a wonderful day/night.
Thanks,
Best regards,
KingLoneCat