:GetTouchingParts() returning an empty table

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#1 
local partsIn = tool.Part:GetTouchingParts()
print(partsIn)

partsIn is printing {}, even though I have the hitbox inside a part. Any idea why?

(Yes the hitbox is welded to the actual tool)

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#2

Also, I don’t know if it matters, but it is in an Activated function.

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#3

Does the hitbox have CanCollide and CanTouch on?

#4

You should use GetPartsinPart instead, TouchingParts works really funny and is deprecated.

#5

GetPartsInPart does not exist.

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#6

No, but I fixed the initial issue by adding a Touched event to create a touch interest. Now, using table.find() isn’t returning true even though it is clearly in the table.

if table.find(partsIn,"Rice")...```
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#7

GetPartsInPart does exist, it is a method of workspace, you don’t need to use a hacky method like adding touch interest using GetPartsInPart

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#8

Oh, I see, thankyou for the insight.

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#9

Show me your script

zsdzs

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#10 
tool.Activated:Connect(function()
	if debounce then return end
	debounce = true
	local playAnim = char.Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
	playAnim:Play()
	
	local partsIn = tool.Part:GetTouchingParts()
	if table.find(partsIn,"Rice") and farmDebounce == false then
		farmDebounce = true
		
		for i, v in pairs(partsIn) do
			if v.Name == "Rice" then
				game.ReplicatedStorage.CollectRice:FireServer(1, v)
			end
		end
	end
	
	task.wait(.5)
	debounce = false
	farmDebounce = false
end)

tool.Part.Touched:Connect(function() end)

Doesn’t make it past the table.find() check

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#11

Did you try to print the table?? Show me the output

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#12

image

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#13

You can’t use table.find on dictionaries

#14

What should I use then? sdfsdffs

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#15

it isn’t a dictionary, it is an array (table)

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#16

Just do a for loop and check if the value is equal to “Rice”

for index, value in ipairs(partsIn) do
    if value == "Rice" then
         --stuff
    end
end
#17

Can I get the actual object as well (to alter its attribute and stuff)

#18

here is the correction GetTouchingParts returns all the BaseParts that are touching not just the names

#19

Oh, he confused me, because I thought the element was a string

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#20

So how can I check if a certain part is in the array