Creating a text button (similar to on a player-list) that sends a friend request to the player

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#1

Hi, I would to know how to make a text button with the other player name and all I have to do is click it and that will send a friend request(kinda like custom player list). I been reading the wiki but still confuse please HELP!

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#2

Firstly, you’ll need a Script in ServerScriptService, a LocalScript inside the ScreenGui or wherever it is and a RemoteEvent inside ReplicatedStorage.

Inside the Script you’ll need to connect on PlayerAdded and PlayerRemoving, when you do FireAllClients the RemoteEvent:

local players = game:GetService("Players")
local rs = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function()
    rs.RemoteEvent:FireAllClients()
end)

players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function()
    rs.RemoteEvent:FireAllClients()
end)

Now inside the LocalScript you’ll need to setup the List, for each button make it so on MouseButton1Click it grabs the name of the TextButton and prompts a friend request using setcore:

local players = game:GetService("Players")

function setup()
    local plrs = players:GetPlayers()
    --Make sure to delete any old textbuttons
    for _, player in pairs(plrs) do
        if not player.UserId == players.LocalPlayer.UserId then --You don't wanna set it for yourself
            local textbutton = Instance.new("TextButton")
            textbutton.Parent = script.Parent --Where you need to put this
            textbutton.Name = player.Name --make sure to do this
            --Make sure to position it too!

            textbutton.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
                local name = textbutton.Name
                local clickedPlayer = players:FindFirstChild(name) --Use FFC to ensure no errors
                if clickedPlayer then --ensure they exist
                    game:GetService("StarterGui"):SetCore("PromptSendFriendRequest", clickedPlayer)
                end
            end)
        end
    end
end

setup() --call it once for when you join
game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").RemoteEvent.OnClientEvent:Connect(setup) --setup when a player leaves/joins
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How would you make a "add friend" button in a custom playerlist?
#3

OMg Where have you been all my life

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#5

Does this not work anymore? I’ve tried to make a similar system where it lists all the players (using this code) but it doesn’t create a TextButton. Even if I just make a straight up copy of everything here it still doesn’t work, there are no errors it just doesn’t create a textbutton for players.

#6

yes it still work is using remote event.

#7

That’s exactly what I’m doing as per his instructions but nothing is happening, no error message or anything, I’m still stumped about this.