How do I get a variable from a function connected to an event into another function?
Hi, I've been trying to get the local player name into a function by getting it from a remote event but I could not because of indexing and return will not work. Here is my code:
local EnergyBar = `script.Parent
function getPlayerName(localplayer)
return localplayer
end
game.ReplicatedStorage.PlayerName.OnServerEvent:Connect(getPlayerName(localplayer))
EnergyBar.Activated:Connect(function()
print("test")
print(player.Name)
local character = game.Workspace[player.Name]
player.Character.Humanoid.Health = player.Character.Humanoid.Health + 100
player.Character.Humanoid.WalkSpeed = 21
wait(30)
player.Character.Humanoid.WalkSpeed = 16
end)`
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2 answers
To do so make it a variable!
local function GetPlayerName(Playerobject)
return Playerobject.Name
end
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
local PlayerName = GetPlayerName(Player)
end)
return can return multiple arguments at once as well!
local function GetPlayerName(Playerobject)
return Playerobject.Name, 'Hi!'
end
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
local PlayerName, msg = GetPlayerName(Player)
end)
If you were to print msg and PlayerName they would print in the order you return it.
PS: In the script you provided, the first argument of a RemoteEvent is always player. It is automatically sent so on the client you don't need to send LocalPlayer. So all you really had to do was:
RemoteEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(Plr) -- Player is automatic on the client all you have to do is RemoteEvent:FireServer()
print(Plr.Name)
end)
Why will this code not work (The error is "07:58:58.864 - Players.jhawkes145.Backpack.EnergyBar.Script:4: attempt to index local 'Plr' (a nil value)")
`local EnergyBar = script.Parent
function getPlayerName(Plr)
return Plr.Name
end
game.ReplicatedStorage.PlayerName.OnServerEvent:Connect(getPlayerName())
EnergyBar.Activated:Connect(function()
print("test")
local player = getPlayerName()
print(player)
local character = game.Workspace[player]
player.Character.Humanoid.Health = player.Character.Humanoid.Health + 100
player.Character.Humanoid.WalkSpeed = 21
wait(30)
player.Character.Humanoid.WalkSpeed = 16
end)`
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