How can I make a menu open and close button

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#1

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In this image, I have created a menu open button. But once it opens, I want the same menu open button to be able to close the menu.

Here’s the scope of my Explorer.
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I’ve attempted this on my own to no avail. Help?

P.S. Sorry for the messy script.

#2

Use if statments and a variable and change the variable when openning and closing.

#3

Well, you have it partially correct, but don’t alternate it.

local menu = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Menu

script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    menu.Enabled = not menu.Enabled
end)

this simply alternates the Enabled without any further statements (probably the easiest way)

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#4

Just realized I made a typo that wasn’t supposed to be in the screenshot. I will fix asap.

#5

That looks logically sound, but this error shows up.

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Looks like scope may be messed up.

#6

It seems that it is selecting the PlayerGui and not the menu. I did the exact same variable setting as you did, so there should be no problem…?

#7

Yeah, I see the script. The error doesn’t make any sense.

I’m think it has something to do with the local aspect of the script.

#8

You have 4 .Parents
The script has 3 parents excluding playergui
4th goes to playergui
remove .Parent 4

#9

You need to get to the PlayerGui to get to the menu.

#10

That’s not correct, it links to the open button’s gui in that case.

#11

The script being local doesn’t matter, but I guess we should try printing things?

local menu = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Menu
print(menu.Parent, menu, menu:GetChildren())

script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    menu.Enabled = not menu.Enabled
end)
#12

The same error applies. Not sure whats happening. The error is preventing the printing lines of code from running.

#13

Did you check the output?

These should have been printed.

#14

This is what the output says.
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The error links to the line of code that contains the variable defining “menu”.

#15

Are you sure the Menu is archivable?

#16

Archivable is set to true. When you ask if the menu is archivable you do mean the screen GUI named Menu that contains the menu popup right?

edit: if yes, that is the one is listed as archivable.

#17

Yes, I mean the ScreenGui named Menu. I’m assuming there is another script that deletes the Menu inside of the player

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#18 
script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()

if script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Menu.Enabled == false then

script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Menu.Enabled = true

else

script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Menu.Enabled = false

end

end)
#19

The part that confuses me is that both “script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Menu” and the variable version “local menu = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Menu” mean the exact same thing, as they quite literally lead to the same object in the explorer.

#20

Yeah its the same thing but local menu saves the data what is inside so if you say menu its like script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Menu