Disconnect Mouse.Move function not working

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#1

I have a function to check what the mouse is hovering over in the environment and to highlight certain selectable parts/models, which the player can then pickup and carry. When a player is then carrying one of these objects, the selection highlight is disconnected, but seems to remain active. Can somebody please explain where I am going wrong.

local mouseConnection

function enableSelectionBox()
	mouseConnection = mouse.Move:Connect(function() --When the mouse moves
		local target = mouse.Target
		processTarget(target) -- Adds the highlight around the object
	end)
end

function disableSelectionBox()	-- The print shows, but the selection box can still highlight objects
	print("DISABLE Selection Box")
	mouseConnection:Disconnect()
	mouseConnection = nil
end

-- Check when Player CARRYING Attribute changes		
Player:GetAttributeChangedSignal("Carrying"):Connect(function()
	if Player:GetAttribute("Carrying") == false then  -- PLAYER CAN PICKUP
		disableSelectionBox()		
	else
		enableSelectionBox()	-- PLAYER CANNOT PICKUP
	end
end)

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated

#2

Could you provide us the processTarget Function?

#3

The procecssTarget function checks if the item is tagged via CollectionService:

local function processTarget(target)
	if not target then
		selectionBox.Adornee = nil
		lastItem = nil
		return
	end		
	if (CollectionService:HasTag(target, "Pickup")) then		
		if lastItem ~= target then
			selectionSnd:Play()
		end
		targetItem = target
		if target:IsA("BasePart") then
			selectionBox.Adornee = target
		else
			selectionBox.Adornee = nil
		end
		local partDist = Player:DistanceFromCharacter(target.Position)
		if partDist > 10 + (5 * Player.Abilities.Pickup.Value) then
			selectionBox.Color3 = Color3.new(0.784314, 0, 0)	-- RED BOX
		else
			selectionBox.Color3 = Color3.new(0, 0.784314, 0)	-- GREEN BOX
		end
		itemSelected = target
		lastItem = targetItem
	else
		selectionBox.Adornee = nil
	end
end
#4

it is possible that the issue you’re facing is due to the processTarget() function, which adds the highlight around the object, continuing to run even after calling disableSelectionBox().

try this:

local mouseConnection

local function enableSelectionBox()
	mouseConnection = mouse.Move:Connect(function()
		processTarget(mouse.Target)
	end)
end

local function disableSelectionBox()
	print("disabled selection box")
	mouseConnection:Disconnect()
	clearTarget()
end

local function clearTarget()
   -- code to remove the highlight from the object
end

Player:GetAttributeChangedSignal("Carrying"):Connect(function()
	if not Player:GetAttribute("Carrying") then
		disableSelectionBox()
	else
		enableSelectionBox()
	end
end)