I was wondering if it was possible to convert strings into another instance; for example, brick colors, objects, etc. If yes, what will I have to do to achieve this?
You can use .new() to convert strings like ”Bright Red“ into BrickColors.
For example:
script.Parent.BrickColor = BrickColor.new(“Bright Red”)
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Oh yeah, I figured my problem out: I put plr.TeamColor = color instead of plr.TeamColor = BrickColor.new(color). Also, I think string conversion is not possible actually.
You can convert a string into a BrickColor using the BrickColor constructor if the string is a valid BrickColor (otherwise the BrickColor constructor will return Medium stone grey).
You cannot directly convert a string to a BrickColor just by setting the property equal to the string, you must use the constructor to create a BrickColor.
local BrickColorString = "Black"
Part.BrickColor = BrickColor.new(BrickColorString)
As for objects, you can pass the string into the Instance.new(ClassName) function, where ClassName is a string.
local ClassName = "Part"
local NewPart = Instance.new(ClassName)
NewPart.Parent = workspace
You can see what constructors and functions accept string arguments on the DevHub.
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