Attempting to get the closest value from a array for a small project.
I have tried two different methods, closest.Value and just .closest.
I get errors either way.
local HowMany = math.random(100,300)
local PlayerGuesses = {} --numbers get added here in-game
for i, currentNum in pairs(PlayerGuesses) do
local diff = math.abs(currentNum - HowMany)
if diff < closest then
closest = currentNum
end
end
Status.Value = "Winner : "..closest.Value
Where is closest? Try adding local closest = 0 at the top of your script. Then, replace the closest.Value with just tostring(closest).
local HowMany = math.random(100,300)
local PlayerGuesses = {}
local closest = nil
local lowestDiff = math.huge
for i, currentNum in pairs(PlayerGuesses) do
local diff = math.abs(currentNum - HowMany)
if diff < lowestDiff then
lowestDiff = diff
closest = currentNum
end
end
Status.Value = "Winner : "..closest
This did make it work, but it keeps it set to zero, it doesnt change to the zero.
I see, so closest is an object value. Replace local closest = 0 with local closest, and "Winner : "..tostring(closest) with "Winner : "..(closest and closest.Name) or "nobody won"
The winner box just replies with “nil” now.
(I didnt add the “nobody won” part because there must be a winner no matter what)
What does the table of PlayerGuesses contain? Does it contain Player objects?
Have you tried what I replied with? You have to compare the number to something to start with which would be math.huge.
This is what added the numbers to the array.
local PlayerGuesses = game.ReplicatedStorage.Events.Number:InvokeServer()
script.Parent.TextBox.FocusLost:Connect(function()
if script.Parent.TextBox.Text == not "" then
--x
else
local num = script.Parent.TextBox.Text
table.insert(PlayerGuesses, tostring(num))
print(PlayerGuesses)
end
end)
It works for me. Run this in the command bar. I also changed the values in the PlayerGuesses table to strings and it still works.
local HowMany = math.random(100,300)
local PlayerGuesses = {"100", "150", "200", "250"}
local closest = nil
local lowestDiff = math.huge
for i, currentNum in pairs(PlayerGuesses) do
local diff = math.abs(currentNum - HowMany)
if diff < lowestDiff then
lowestDiff = diff
closest = currentNum
end
end
print("HowMany = "..HowMany)
print("Closest = "..closest)
I think I see the issue now. PlayerGuesses isn’t an instance, it is a number. You can’t have a number for both of them.
^ How would I fix this?
and this is what I changed it to and it still sets winner to nil.
local PlayerGuesses = {}
local closest
local lowestDiff = math.huge
for i, currentNum in pairs(PlayerGuesses) do
local diff = math.abs(currentNum - HowMany)
if diff < closest then
lowestDiff = diff
closest = currentNum
end
end
Status.Value = "Winner : "..tostring(closest)
Add a value into each player named plrguess and then use that instead.
Okay I added this into ServerScriptService
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
local StatFolder = Instance.new("Folder")
StatFolder.Name = "StatFolder"
StatFolder.Parent = player
local IntValue = Instance.new("IntValue")
IntValue.Name = "plrguess"
IntValue.Value = nil
IntValue.Parent = player.StatFolder
end)
This is comparing diff to nil. It should be if diff < lowestDiff then
You need to check if the closest value is nil and then if it is you will need to set it as something i just need to know what your goal is. What is the closest variable needed for?
I’m trying to make a game where there is a random amount of items set into a jar and then each players guesses and whoever is closest wins the round.
Video if you are interested in how it looks so far : 2022-10-16 15-33-42
Oh i see so what you need to do is check if the closest value is nil and then set the closest value to the current players guesses
