How can I search for objects by name with GetChildren?

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Well, I want you to be able to search for objects by their name with GetChildren so that if they have a defined name, the function is done with the objects that have that name, for example:

local Model = game.Workspace.Folder:GetChildren()

        for i, child in ipairs(Model) do
         if child:IsA("BasePart") then
          child:WaitForChild("Model"):WaitForChild("Part").Material = Enum.Material.Wood
       end
end

In this I put that all the children called “Part”, change the subject to wood, but it does not work

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2

An easy way to do it is to union the parts together, which would make it only one part, and you can use the same script you have already written.

3

Are you trying to make a search bar?

4

You could simply compare the Child’s Name property and run some code depending on the results. Here’s what it would look like:

local Model = game.Workspace.Folder:GetChildren()

for i, child in ipairs(Model) do
	if child:IsA("BasePart") and child.Name == "Part" then -- Change "Part" to the name which will trigger the line below
		child:WaitForChild("Model"):WaitForChild("Part").Material = Enum.Material.Wood
	end
end
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5

eh, it doesn’t work for me nor does it give any error when executing it

6

Another possible issue could be child:IsA("BasePart"). Try removing that and check if it works, you might get different results if you are looking to change objects which are not of that class.

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