Attempt to index nil with 'WaitForChild'

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#1

Hi, pls help I dont know what to do it says attempt to index nil with wait for child
here is the script:

local Player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
local Money = Player:WaitForChild("leaderstats"):WaitForChild("Money")

script.Parent.Triggered:Connect(function()
	if Money.Value == 15 then
		print("Money works")
	end
end)

any help is appreciated

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#2

Try doing this:

local Player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
local LeaderstatsFolder = Player:WaitForChild("leaderstats")
local Money = LeaderstatsFolder:WaitForChild("Money")

I’m not sure if this is the solution, but go run it and if it gives an error tell me what the error is and on what line it occured.

#3

It sasy attempt to index nil with waitforchild in this line:

local LeaderstatsFolder = Player:WaitForChild("leaderstats")
#4

Maybe this will work?

script.Parent.Triggered:Connect(function(Player)
	local Money = Player:WaitForChild("leaderstats"):WaitForChild("Money")
	if Money.Value == 15 then
		print("Money works")
	end
end)

What type of script are you using?

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#5

Try not to use concatenated functions with no check on the return.

local Money = Player:WaitForChild("leaderstats"):WaitForChild("Money")

Split this of into two statements as @RogueBloxxerr suggested.
You can also use a timeout on WaitForCHild() using the second parameter. This gives you an opportunity to accommodate replication times.

local Money = Player:WaitForChild("leaderstats",3); -- this will keep trying to obtain the child for 3 seconds
#6

Is this a serverscript or a localscript? It’s saying LocalPlayer is nil, not leaderstats

#7

If this is a server script, the reason it doesn’t work is because there’s no LocalPlayer on the server. You can either:

  1. Put the script into a LocalPlayer in StarterPlayerScripts.
    or 2. Change the script to this:
script.Parent.Triggered:Connect(function(player)
	local Money = player:WaitForChild("leaderstats"):WaitForChild("Money")
	if Money.Value == 15 then
		print("Money works")
	end
end)
#8

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