Attempt to call a nil value

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#1

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  1. What do you want to achieve? Keep it simple and clear!
    get rid of error
  2. What is the issue? Include screenshots / videos if possible!
    attempt to call a nil value - line 96
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nothing…

script.Parent.Rules.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function(notification)
	notification("Information!", "Game Rules can be found on the games description!",nil,15) -- line error is giving
end)
#2

What exactly is notification defined as…? And shouldn’t you be referring to the TextLabel’s Text instead?

#3 
local notification = function(Title, Txt, Icon, Time)
	game:GetService("StarterGui"):SetCore("SendNotification", {
		Title = Title,
		Text = Txt,
		Icon = Icon,
		Duration = Time -- Defaults to 5 secs
	})
end
#4

It might be because you’re setting 2 variables to be the same thing, maybe change the

Title = Title

To

Title = title

? Variables are known to be case-sensitive

#5

Why is there a notification argument in the MouseButton1Click event?

script.Parent.Rules.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	notification("Information!", "Game Rules can be found on the games description!",nil,15) -- line error is giving
end)
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#7

Whenever you click on the Rules button, it would clone a GUI showing the game rules, however, this isn’t possible due to this error.

#8

MouseButton1Click doesn’t pass any arguments to the function. You’re setting the variable notification to nil, then calling it. Hence, “attempt to call a nil variable”

Just change :Connect(function(notification) to :Connect(function() and it should be fixed.

#9

why do u have to put a nil value in it?

#10 
local notification = function(Title, Txt, Icon, Time)
	game:GetService("StarterGui"):SetCore("SendNotification", {
		Title = Title,
		Text = Txt,
		Icon = Icon,
		Duration = Time -- Defaults to 5 secs
	})
end
#11

That function is completely fine, you just need to change your MouseButton1Click script.