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Is it even possible to access an Instance's property via string?
For an example, I want to set the Humanoid's WalkSpeed, I could just do this.
hum.WalkSpeed = 100
But what if, a player sends a string to the server and want the server to set a certain property for the player?
For an example:
local stringReceived = "WalkSpeed" plrhum.stringReceived = 100
Still don't know how can I be able to do it. Or is it impossible?
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Yes DinozCreates 1070 — 5y
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It would be more helpful if you showed me how to do it. magicguy78942 238 — 5y
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You didnt ask that, you asked if it was possible. It is. DinozCreates 1070 — 5y
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It is. WideSteal321 773 — 5y
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it is seith14 206 — 5y
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Please provide explanation with your answers. Simply posting code does not spread knowledge of integral scripting processes which helps people understand the logic and reasoning behind your answer.
server script
local event = game.ReplicatedStorage.ChangeHum -- The Event
event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr,property,num) -- the fired function that gave the property and number from localscript
plr.Character.Humanoid[property]=num
end)
local script
local event = game.ReplicatedStorage.ChangeHum -- The Event
event:FireServer("WalkSpeed",1000) -- gives the property and number
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you honestly don't even need the wait(1) on the Server Event, there's an automatic delay in using the remote event (albeit a short one) SerpentineKing 3885 — 5y
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Oh my god I'm an idiot asdjasjdljasld magicguy78942 238 — 5y
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Yes. obj.index is sugar for obj["index"]. However the former only works if it is a valid identifier. obj.+]^} is not a valid identifier. It must therefore be indexed with square brackets. obj["+]^}"].
plrhum[stringReceived] is how you would do it.