Getting all children with the same name

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#1

Hello! I’m currently looking into how to get all children with the same name

#2 
local function GetChildrenWithSameNames(Directory, TargetName)
	local Children = {}
	
	for _, Obj in pairs(Directory:GetChildren()) do
		if Obj.Name == TargetName then
			table.insert(Children, Obj)
		end
	end
	
	return Children
end

Haven’t tested it but it should work.

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Is it possible to count how many children there is with the same name
#3

Also, please try it yourself before asking others to make it for you.

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#4

I’ll provide the code here as well.

for _, child in ipairs(object:GetChildren()) do
	if child.Name == "SinkHit" then
		--Perform action.
	end
end

for _, child in ipairs(object:GetChildren()) do
	if child.Name == "SinkHit" then
		local prompt = child:FindFirstChildOfClass("ProximityPrompt")
		if prompt then
			prompt.Triggered:Connect(function(player)
				print(player.Name)
			end)
		end
	end
end
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#5

It currently clones depending on how much of the items are in each category. Not sure why.
for _, child in ipairs(workspace:GetChildren()) do
if child.Name == “BowlHit” then
child.ProximityPrompt.Enabled = true
local prompt = child:FindFirstChildOfClass(“ProximityPrompt”)
if prompt then
prompt.Triggered:Connect(function(player)
for _, child in ipairs(workspace:GetChildren()) do
if child.Name == “BowlHit” then
child.ProximityPrompt.Enabled = false

						local bowlClone = game.ReplicatedStorage.MisoSoup:Clone()
						bowlClone.Name = "Miso Soup"
						bowlClone.Parent = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Backpack
						bowlClone.Parent = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character

						bm1.Attachment1 = at1
						bm1.Attachment0 = workspace:FindFirstChild("SinkHit").Attachment
						for _, child in ipairs(workspace:GetChildren()) do
							if child.Name == "SinkHit" then
								child.ProximityPrompt.Enabled = true
							end
						end
					end
				end	
			end)
		end
	end
end
#6

this doesn’t seem to work as I thought it would, what I’m trying to do is get children within children, so this same function but going one layer deeper. to create a mantle script