Hello, I need support on fixing an issue I am experiencing. I am trying to make it so for each value in a table a Frame is cloned and then the name of the Frame is the value in that table. However, when I unpack the table using table.unpack() it returns in a string with spaces: Flashlight Tool Tool2. I have tried splitting it using split() but goes back to the data. I am not sure how to fix this. I am using table.insert() to insert the values into the table.
(server)
Evt.GetTools.OnServerInvoke = function(player, id)
local Tools = {}
if ToolStorage:FindFirstChild(id) then
for _, v in pairs(ToolStorage:FindFirstChild(id):GetChildren()) do
if v:IsA("StringValue") then
table.insert(Tools, v.Value)
end
end
return Tools
else
return nil
end
end
(local)
if value.Value ~= 0 then
local tools = Evt.GetTools:InvokeServer(value.Value)
if tools == nil then
else
print(table.unpack(tools))
local Clone = script.Parent.ScrollingFrame.CloneMe:Clone()
Clone.Parent = script.Parent.ScrollingFrame
Clone.ToolName.Text = tools
Clone.Visible = true
end
end
local Table = *table*
local frameToClone = *frame*
for i,v in ipairs(Table) do
-- what happens in each val
local clone = frameToClone:Clone()
clone.Parent = frameToClone
clone.Name = v
end
You can, after this script, change the parent, and do anything you’d like.
Just remember that the “clone” is inside the function where it happens for each value.
When I try to insert a value into that Table I get this error:
attempt to modify a readonly table
Evt.GetTools.OnServerInvoke = function(player, id)
local Tools = table
if ToolStorage:FindFirstChild(id) then
for _, v in pairs(ToolStorage:FindFirstChild(id):GetChildren()) do
if v:IsA("StringValue") then
table.insert(Tools, v.Value)
end
end
for i,v in ipairs(Tools) do
print(v)
end
else
return nil
end
end
Which is what I am expecting but this is a Invoke, I am wanting to return this information to the client. So when I would do return v it would only return one value since it is a for loop and would stop the loop continuing. Like this:
Evt.GetTools.OnServerInvoke = function(player, id)
local Tools = {}
if ToolStorage:FindFirstChild(id) then
for _, v in pairs(ToolStorage:FindFirstChild(id):GetChildren()) do
if v:IsA("StringValue") then
table.insert(Tools, v.Value)
end
end
for i,v in ipairs(Tools) do
return v
end
else
return nil
end
end
I would most likely only get the output being “Flashlight” on the client.
Because when you return something the function ends immediately.
You shouldn’t return
If you want to return the table, then just do this:
Evt.GetTools.OnServerInvoke = function(player, id)
local Tools = {}
if ToolStorage:FindFirstChild(id) then
for _, v in pairs(ToolStorage:FindFirstChild(id):GetChildren()) do
if v:IsA("StringValue") then
table.insert(Tools, v.Value)
end
end
return Tools
else
return nil
end
end
Figured it out on the client part, just had to do the loop on the client side instead of the server:
local tools = Evt.GetTools:InvokeServer(value.Value)
if tools == nil then
else
for i,v in ipairs(tools) do
local Clone = script.Parent.ScrollingFrame.CloneMe:Clone()
Clone.Parent = script.Parent.ScrollingFrame
Clone.ToolName.Text = v
Clone.Visible = true
end
end
