Expected identifier when parsing expression got ";"

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Hi there. I just made a pretty simple script that teleports the local player to a different place within the experience. I know that this error means there’s something wrong with syntax, but I don’t see what I’m doing wrong. Script:

local button = script.Parent;
local players = game:GetService("Players");
local teleService = game:GetService("TeleportService");
local gameID = 10968441118;

button.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	teleService:TeleportAsync(gameID, players.LocalPlayer);
end)

Help is appreciated!

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Unlike some other languages, in Lua(u), you dont have to put that ; at the end of each line.

Do you have more code related to that?

local button = script.Parent
local players = game:GetService("Players")
local teleService = game:GetService("TeleportService")
local gameID = 10968441118

button.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	pcall(function()
        teleService:TeleportAsync(gameID, players.LocalPlayer)
    end)
end)
3

I removed the ; and the error was still there

4

Is that a local script, right?

5

What line does it error on ? This would be very helpful.

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6

yes

char limit

7

sorry, it errors on line 4 when I look at the console

8

So, you removed all of the semi colons and the error was still there? That would make no sense. The script looks fine.

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The TeleportAsync method needs two parameters: the location identifier for the teleport and a table containing the users you want to teleport.
https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/api-reference/function/TeleportService/TeleportAsync
Also, it can only be called on the server.

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Change your script to this:

local button = script.Parent;
local players = game:GetService("Players");
local teleService = game:GetService("TeleportService");
local gameID = 10968441118;

button.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	teleService:TeleportAsync(gameID, {players.LocalPlayer});
end)
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Yeah I removed all of them and it still doesn’t work

12

This still doesn’t work, does TeleportAysync need to be called from the server?

13

Yes, sorry I thought this was on the server for a second.

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That might be the problem, this is on a local script. I might need to set up a remote event

15

You could just use Teleport

local button = script.Parent;
local players = game:GetService("Players");
local teleService = game:GetService("TeleportService");
local gameID = 10968441118;

button.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	teleService:Teleport(gameID, players.LocalPlayer);
end)
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16

this worked! I think TeleportAsync can only be used server side

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I am still confused on how you got the error “Expected identifier when parsing expression got “;” ", but I am glad it worked. :smiley:

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Based on the OP’s code and message, that error on line 4 would happen if they wrote something like this:

local gameID = ;

Running this in Luau’s demo (and I would assume studio) gives the same error:

Error:1: Expected identifier when parsing expression, got ‘;’

Maybe they forgot to commit a draft before testing?

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He said he removed all the semi colons which is why I was confused, but maybe he didn’t commit it.

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