:GetChildren() returning empty table?

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#1

Hello everyone, I am here on a very weird issue, and I have no clue why it is happening. I am running :GetChildren() on a folder, and it is returning “{}”. I know this should not be happening as the Folder has 3 Parts in it. Any solutions?

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local cam = game.Workspace.CurrentCamera

local camParts = game.Workspace:WaitForChild("CamParts")
local length = #camParts:GetChildren()
local currentIndex = 1

local function setCam()
	cam.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable
	print(currentIndex)
	print(camParts:GetChildren()) -- returns {}
	local thing = camParts:GetChildren()[currentIndex] 
	print(thing) -- nil
	cam.CFrame = thing.CFrame -- attempt to index nil with CFrame
end

setCam()

for _, v in pairs(script.Parent:GetChildren()) do
	v.MouseButton1Up:Connect(function()
		if v.Name == "Left" then
			if currentIndex <= 0 then
				currentIndex = length
				setCam()
			else
				setCam()
				currentIndex -= 1
			end
		else
			if currentIndex >= length then
				currentIndex = 1
				
				setCam()
			else
				setCam()
				currentIndex += 1
			end
		end
	end)
end

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#2

Weird suggestion, are those parts inside of the CamParts folder anchored? If not, anchor them. Otherwise they will fall through the entire map and despawn

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#3

Yes, they are anchored. Just checked right now.

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#4

Alright stupid question #2, you don’t have another folder called CamParts at all in workspace, or any object at all called “CamParts”

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#5

I mean, you can see the picture I sent. It’s called CamParts

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#6

I don’t think that’s what they meant. Do you have another folder/Instance named CamParts in workspace? Not the actual folder itself.

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#7

This is what I meant, yeah. If there is another part called CamParts it might be getting that.

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#8

This is literally all I have in the workspace.
image

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#9

That is very weird, I assume there is no other script that would be messing with that at all, right?

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#10

it seems like they arent loaded consider using WaitForChild or load the client by this workaround

if not game:IsLoaded() then
    game.Loaded:Wait()
end
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#11

on line 4, they have a WaitForChild on the folder CamParts, so would this actually make a difference?

nvm re-reading quickly, it could

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#12

Yes, there are more scripts, but I just disabled all of them and I still have the same issue.

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#13

Nope, still have the same issue.

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#14

Can you print GetChildren for another instance in your workplace, does that return {} as well, or does it print the Children?

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#15 
print(game.Workspace.Textures:GetChildren())

Returned
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#16

Hm, okay. Stupid idea, can you re-create the CamParts folder, drag the 3 parts into the new one and delete the old CamParts Folder, make sure no spaces etc.

It’s a really stupid idea but I’m not sure at this point.

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#17

Did this, still not working though.

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#18

Hm. Okay, You could try GetDescendants, does the same thing but idk worth a shot.

Secondly, load into your game if GetDescendants isn’t working, check what the client can see, can it see all 3 of those parts client side inside of the CamParts folder, or are they gone?

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#19

Tried :GetDecendants(), same issue.

The client can see all of the parts.

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#20

Hm, alright.

repeat task.wait() until #game.Workspace.CamParts:GetChildren() == 3

Can you try putting this at the very top of your script? Let me know the outcome on it.

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