Help with displaying a second number inside a text label

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#1

You can write your topic however you want, but you need to answer these questions:

  1. What do you want to achieve? I want to get the other number to display but it seems impossible with a click event because the first click on the buttons will override the second number input

  2. What is the issue? Having issues with displaying a 2nd number on a text label

  3. What solutions have you tried so far? I tried rewriting this code Mutiple times in different ways and I’m still stuck

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local PlayerGui = game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui
local CaculatorArthmitic = PlayerGui.CaculatorFrame.CaculatorArthmitic
local CaculatorButtons = PlayerGui.CaculatorFrame.CaculatorButtons
local NoInput = true
local CaculatorDisplay = PlayerGui.CaculatorFrame.CaculatorDisplay

for i,a in pairs(CaculatorButtons:GetChildren()) do
	a.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
		print(a)
		CaculatorDisplay.CaculatorText.Text = a.Text
		for i,b in pairs(CaculatorArthmitic:GetChildren()) do
			b.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
				print(b)
				CaculatorDisplay.CaculatorText.Text = b.Text
				local results = a.Text .. b.Text
				
				CaculatorDisplay.CaculatorText.Text = results
				-- How do get the second inputed number?
				local CaculatorButtons2 -- this will overwrite because there can only be one set
			end)
		end
	end)
end

Hello i have been working on this project all day trying to figure out how to input a 2nd number into the calculator text without it interfering with the first input any way to do this?

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#2

You can use .. to combine two strings into one. Example: "hello " .. "world" becomes "hello world"

#3

Also, you misspelled “Calculator” on the UI.

#4

That’s not the problem there problem is that i’m trying to combine two inputs with two events for both number 1 and number 2 but the problem is number 1 will overwrite the number 2 input thus you will only get one number not two i’m just trying to make it have two inputs but it’s like impossible with only one input

#5

You are trying to make it so pressing “2” while already pressing “1” displays “12,” correct?
Try replacing
CaculatorDisplay.CaculatorText.Text = b.Text
with
CaculatorDisplay.CaculatorText.Text = CaculatorDisplay.CaculatorText.Text .. b.Text

#6

I’m trying to make a caculator add the numbers 1 and 2 input together
like a regular calculator Ex 5+5

what i get
5 + – can’t input the second input value

#7

Would you be able to record a GIF of how the calculator currently functions?

#8

It currently functions with only a number but i know how to make it function with the arthritic value the problem just is that i can’t display other number when the button has been pressed again

#9

I can’t tell if I have a correct understanding, so would you be able to record a GIF of you using it?

#10

Yeah here’s a recording of the issue
robloxapp-20220502-2013469.wmv (482.0 KB)

#11

Basically i’m just trying to get a 2nd input value with the clicked event again

#12

You’re only using .. in the part used for the arithmetic. Note how the number buttons are missing it: a.Text and nothing else.

#13

I know because i can’t add another number to a already implemented one again

#14

Let me rewrite the script for you:

for i,a in pairs(CaculatorButtons:GetChildren()) do
	a.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
		print(a)
		CaculatorDisplay.CaculatorText.Text = CaculatorDisplay.CaculatorText.Text .. a.Text
	end)
end
for i,b in pairs(CaculatorArthmitic:GetChildren()) do
	b.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
		print(b)
		CaculatorDisplay.CaculatorText.Text = CaculatorDisplay.CaculatorText.Text .. b.Text
	end)
end