How can I get a certian type of child?

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#1

Im making a shop system with different types of content. (ex: backpacks, knives, etc)
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This is what the explorer looks like while in game.
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That is my script. I cant Just Delete all the children because there is a grid layout and a ui padding. Can anyone help me delete only the frames?

#2

use the :IsA() function Instance:IsA

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#3

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Should this work?

#4

No, you need to format it like this

local function removeContent()
    local items = itemsFrame:GetChildren()
    for i = 1, #items do
if items[i]:IsA("Frame") then
 items[i]:Destroy()
end
end
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#5 
for _, Child in ipairs(Parent:GetChildren()) do
	if Child:IsA("Frame") then Child:Destroy() end
end
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#6 
while itemsFrame:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Frame") do
 itemsFrame:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Frame"):Destroy()
end

This may be a little better

local frame = itemsFrame:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Frame") 
while frame  do
  frame:Destroy()
  frame = itemsFrame:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Frame") 
end
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#7

This is a fairly bad practice and should be avoided, you’re performing the same operation twice (when it isn’t necessary to do so).

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#8

Was thinking that after I posted it. A vairable solves the issue but overall not going to cause issues either way.

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