Attempt to get length of instance value (Spawner I am making

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#1

I am making a system where a strawberry bush spawns strawberries every 5-10 seconds. I keep getting errors and I feel like I might not understand something. Thank you for your help!

-- Services



-- Variables

local Bush = script.Parent.Parent
local StrawberrySpawns = Bush.StrawberrySpawns
local Strawberries = game.ReplicatedStorage.Berries.Strawberry

for _, spawner in pairs(StrawberrySpawns:GetChildren()) do
	local RandomSpawnTime = math.random(5,10)
	task.wait(RandomSpawnTime)
	
	local SpawnStrawberries = Strawberries[math.random(1, #Strawberries)]
	
	SpawnStrawberries.CFrame =  spawner.CFrame
	SpawnStrawberries.Parent = workspace.StrawberrySpawned

end

Thank you for your time!

#2

This is the problem, but Iā€™m confused about what you are trying to do here, can you explain and show the Strawberries thing in explorer?

#3

Strawberries are in replicated storage because they need to be cloned and then put in workspace and then have its position to the StrawberrySpawns in a folder, StrawberrySpawned is an empty folder for the strawberries to go in.

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#4

What is the error. try this but if it doesnt work just tell me the error:

local Bush = script.Parent.Parent
local StrawberrySpawns = Bush.StrawberrySpawns
local Strawberries = game.ReplicatedStorage.Berries.Strawberry

for _, spawner in pairs(StrawberrySpawns:GetChildren()) do
	task.wait(math.random(5,10))
	
	local SpawnStrawberries = Strawberries[math.random(1, #Strawberries)]
	
	SpawnStrawberries.CFrame =  spawner.CFrame
	SpawnStrawberries.Parent = workspace.StrawberrySpawned

end
#5

the error is attempt to get length of a instance value

#7

U forgot to use :GetChildren()

local Bush = script.Parent.Parent
local StrawberrySpawns = Bush.StrawberrySpawns
local Strawberries = game.ReplicatedStorage.Berries.Strawberry:GetChildren()

for _, spawner in pairs(StrawberrySpawns:GetChildren()) do
	task.wait(math.random(5,10))
	
	local SpawnStrawberries = Strawberries[math.random(1, #Strawberries)]
	
	SpawnStrawberries.CFrame =  spawner.CFrame
	SpawnStrawberries.Parent = workspace.StrawberrySpawned

end
#8

Uhm this is wrong, you need to use seperate things for this

local StrawberryItem = game.ReplicatedStorage.Berries.Strawberry
local Strawberries = StrawberryItem:GetChildren()
....
local SpawnStrawberries = StrawberryItem[math.random(1,#Strawberries)]
#9 
local function pickRandomStrawberry(strawberries: Instance): Instance?
	local children = strawberries:GetChildren()
	return children[math.random(1, #children)]
end

--in your loop:
local SpawnStrawberries = pickRandomStrawberry(Strawberries)
#10

My bad, u can shorten it:

local Bush = script.Parent.Parent
local StrawberrySpawns = Bush.StrawberrySpawns
local Strawberries = game.ReplicatedStorage.Berries.Strawberry

for _, spawner in pairs(StrawberrySpawns:GetChildren()) do
	task.wait(math.random(5,10))
	
	local SpawnStrawberries = Strawberries[math.random(1, #Strawberries:GetChildren())]
	
	SpawnStrawberries.CFrame =  spawner.CFrame
	SpawnStrawberries.Parent = workspace.StrawberrySpawned

end
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#11

im so confused which one do I use

#12 
local Bush = script.Parent.Parent
local StrawberrySpawns = Bush.StrawberrySpawns
local Strawberries = game.ReplicatedStorage.Berries.Strawberry

for _, spawner in pairs(StrawberrySpawns:GetChildren()) do
	task.wait(math.random(5,10))
	
	local SpawnStrawberries = Strawberries[math.random(1, #Strawberries:GetChildren())]
	
	SpawnStrawberries.CFrame =  spawner.CFrame
	SpawnStrawberries.Parent = workspace.StrawberrySpawned

end
#13

Workspace.StrawberryBush.Mechanics.StrawberrySpawner:8: invalid argument #2 to ā€˜randomā€™ (interval is empty) is the new error when I c + p that in

#14 
local Bush = script.Parent.Parent
local StrawberrySpawns = Bush.StrawberrySpawns
local Strawberries = game.ReplicatedStorage.Berries

for _, spawner in pairs(StrawberrySpawns:GetChildren()) do
	task.wait(math.random(5,10))
	
	local SpawnStrawberries = Strawberries[math.random(1, #Strawberries:GetChildren())]
	
	SpawnStrawberries.CFrame =  spawner.CFrame
	SpawnStrawberries.Parent = workspace.StrawberrySpawned

end
#15

3 is not a valid member of Folder ā€œReplicatedStorage.Berriesā€

#16

Change it to this Strawberries:GetChildren()[math.random(1,#Strawberries:GetChildren())]

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#17

replace this
local SpawnStrawberries = Strawberries[math.random(1, #Strawberries)]
with this
local SpawnStrawberries = Strawberries[math.random(1, #Strawberries:GetChildren())]

#18

same errorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

#19

try this This text will be blurred

#20

I fixed it and how I did was I numbered all the strawberries 1-5 and it worked. It isnt very convenient tho because I want it tobe called strawberry not ā€œ1ā€ but yeah.