A small question

Help and Feedback Scripting Support
1

Can anyone tell why “[ ]” (aka square brackets) is used? I know it’s mostly used in arrays but I have seen scripts where these square brackets are used after variables… Can anyone explain?

2

Can you elaborate further.
Can you send me a example?

3

local player = game:GetService(“Players”).LocalPlayer
local part = workspace.BuyStages.ObbyPart1
local cash = player:WaitForChild(“leaderstats”):WaitForChild(“Cash”)
local Stage1 = game.Workspace[“Stage 1”]

while true do
part.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
if hit.Parent == player.Character then
if cash >= 100 then
Stage1.Visible = true
Stage1.CanColide = true
end
end
end)
end

I got this script from another guy from scripting support category… and check line 4 that’s where I got doubt…
That Stage1 variable.

4

I wonder if it is used to get a child??

5

In that situation, the brackets are being used because there is a space in the name of “Stage 1”. If you did workspace.Stage 1, it would error because it saw “Stage” and “1” as seperate things.

6

So you mean it is also used to get children in strings???

7

Let’s say we have a basket

local basket = {"Orange", "Apple"}

But you want to bring apple.
Apple at second in table.

basket[2]

this is Apple!

8

Yup, if you wanted to get a child, you could do

workspace.RandomFolder

Or

workspace[“RandomFolder”]

9 
local table = {"String",1,true}
print(table[1])

Output: String

local table = {"String",1,true}
print(table[2])

Output: 1

local table = {"String",1,true}
print(table[3])

Output: true

10

Yep I know how that work… I was just asking if we can get a child for eg. Workspace[“Model”]

11

Well thanks Devs I got it now.