Hello! I am trying to get the gsubbed version of a string without changing the original string. Let me Explain
local newval = repstr.OwnedPets:WaitForChild(forusecurrentplayerid).Value
local gsubbednewval = newval:gsub("%-","")
basically I am trying to get the gsubbed version of a string and store it in a variable without changing the original string value.
Your code does not change the stringvalue instance if thats what you asked.
yes, thats what I am aiming for
As far as I remember, if you assign a value/property to a variable, changing that value will not modify the original value.
I set up a simple test, with the below code:
local name = script.Parent.Name
local newName = name:gsub("e", "o")
print("Name: "..name)
print("New Name: "..newName)
The name variable afterwards still reads Test, while the newName variable reads Tost. Like what Nacht said, the original variable/property is not changed.
hmm, then problem must be elsewhere. Ty 