:FireClient() instance is nil

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#1

Hello, currently I am trying to pass some data through a :FireClient() event. However, when I output it on the client side it returns nil, when it shouldnt be.

Server:

local Event = ReplicatedStorage:FindFirstChild('Events'):FindFirstChild('GUI'):WaitForChild('EnableSelectGui') 
local tochange = script.Parent.Name
print (tochange) 
if Event then 
    Event:FireClient(player, tochange) 
end

Client:

ClientEvent.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(player, tochange)
	print (tochange)
end)

Output:

Server = Part
Client = nil

#2

You don’t need to specify the “player” variable in the client script.

Try this.

ClientEvent.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(tochange)
print (tochange)
end)

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#3

As @ArchetypalCoder stated:

OnClientEvent does not use have the player as a default argument (unlike the server’s OnServerEvent), meaning:

ClientEvent.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(tochange)
 print(tochange)
end)

should work.

However if you do wish to fire the Player to every client you would do:

Event:FireAllClients(Player, tochange)

while keeping the player argument on the client event connection, of course.

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#4

I see, thanks for clarifying this.