Can pcalls be used for anything other than datastorage?

[Deathlios (GigaChadzzBbx1)]

It’s all in the title, i’ve never seen it used outside storing data.

[Friendly4Crafter]

Yes, you have to use it while filtering text other players input

[EmbatTheHybrid (Embat)]

Pcalls can be used for anything that has to contained in the likely event something can error and ruin your script, an example can be running a Roblox built-in method that can error so you have to contain it and do something if it has errored or not via the returns it gives

[Friendly4Crafter]

@ReturnedTrue made a tutorial on pcall and they listed all the functions you need to use it

Pcalls - When and how to use them

Intoduction Protected calls, formally known as pcalls, can run functions without erroring and provide if your code was successfully ran but what’s the best way to use them and when should I? In this tutorial I will be covering the entirety of pcalls and where you’ll need them, so lets begin! Pcall basics First and foremost, we should learn what pcall’s syntax really looks like: pcall(f : function, ...args : any) Basically, you pass your desired function in as argument 1 and any arguments you…