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Why does the text in a ScreenGUI not change but it prints that it has changed?

Asked by 4 years ago
Edited 4 years ago

I wrote a code to change the text of the ScreenGui according to the text on a SurfaceGui but it doesn't work

local buttonLeft = game.Workspace.Entries.LeftEnter --Part in the workspace
local leftValue = game.Workspace.LeftRoad.Truck.Value --BoolValue
local CounterLeft = game.Workspace.Counters.LeftCounter.SurfaceGui.Count
local LeftCountVal = game.Workspace.LeftRoad.Count --IntValue
local GuiCount = game:GetService("StarterGui").TruckEntered.PeopleTruck.PeopleNumber --textbox of the ScreenGui

if leftValue == true then --finding out if there is a vehicle on the left road
    local debounce = true
    buttonLeft.Touched:Connect(function(plr)
        if plr.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
            if debounce == true then
                LeftCountVal.Value = LeftCountVal.Value +1 --Value goes up
                debounce = false
                print(GuiCount.Text) -- prints "0"
                CounterLeft.Text = LeftCountVal.Value
                GuiCount.Text = CounterLeft.Text --text stays as 0
                print(GuiCount.Text) --prints"1"
                wait(0.5)
                debounce = true
            elseif debounce == false then
                LeftCountVal.Value = LeftCountVal.Value
            end
        end
    end)
end

The text on the ScreenGui stays as 0

The text that is printed goes up to 1

Now i changed it a little and an error pops up saying

18:38:26.094 - GetPlayerFromCharacter is not a valid member of Model

This is the new script

if leftValue == true then
    local debounce = true
    buttonLeft.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
        if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")then
            if debounce == true then
                LeftCountVal.Value = LeftCountVal.Value +1
                debounce = false
                local player = hit.Parent:GetPlayerFromCharacter()
                player.PlayerGui.TruckEntered.PeopleTruck.PeopleNumber = LeftCountVal.Value
                CounterLeft.Text = LeftCountVal.Value
                wait(0.5)
                debounce = true
            elseif debounce == false then
                LeftCountVal.Value = LeftCountVal.Value
            end
        end
    end)
end

Btw this is in ServerScriptService What is the problem here?

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You're altering the StarterGui, which has no affect on the player's screen. You have to change it through the player's PlayerGui. killerbrenden 1537 — 4y
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This is a local script right? iiConstable_Subwayx 130 — 4y

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Answered by 4 years ago

This is because you are trying to edit the StarterGui version of the UI.

If you edit anything in the StarterGui, it won't reflect the changes til you reset or move it to the player gui. That's why it's called the StarterGui.

To fix this, make the change to the players PlayerGui.

If this is a server script, it'll be a little tricky to get access to the players GUI but not impossible. If this script is a local, it's very easy.

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So, how do i put the Gui in PlayerGui? kingblaze_1000 359 — 4y
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Do i Clone it into the player Gui? kingblaze_1000 359 — 4y
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All guis in starter gui are cloned into player gui automatically when the player joins. it is located game.Players.playername.PlayerGui. Modify it from there proqrammed 285 — 4y
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I agree with Proq, constantly cloning the ui in startergui to playergui would get annoying and not needed. Just get the plrs playergui and modify the gui from there. You'll save a lot of time. DeveloperSolo 370 — 4y
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mhm proqrammed 285 — 4y
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I tried getting player's PlayerGui and an error popped up. I edited my question, please look at it kingblaze_1000 359 — 4y
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