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Need Help Printing Player Name After Collision?
I need to print out the player's name in the console when they touch a brick with their character, but my code doesn't work. can anyone help me solve this issue?
--variables
local brick = script.Parent
--functions
local function startLevel(player)
print(player.Name)
end
--code
brick.Touched:Connect(startLevel(otherPart))
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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.
Here's an easier way:
local brick = script.Parent
function startLevel(hit)
if hit.Parent then
if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
print(hit.Parent.Name)
end
end
end
brick.Touched:Connect(startLevel)
Here's how this works: Once the function is fired (when the brick is touched) it checks does the object that hit the brick still exist, if it does, then it checks does the object's Parent (Obviously the character) have a Child called "Humanoid", if it does, we can be sure the toucher was a player, and then print the player's/character's Name.
You did the variable defining correctly, but use this function instead.
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What if "hit" gets destroyed? What if hit isn't a player object? This would print on everything that happens to touch the object Fifkee 2017 — 5y
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Stop. Spoonfeeding. Period. DeceptiveCaster 3761 — 5y
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Looks like I did it too quickly. Fixed anyways, sorry! MiguRB 60 — 5y