How can I use "WaitForChild()" on an Instance converter?

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#1

So basically I am trying to locate something using an instance converter.
That’s probably not what it’s called but it’s the best I could think of.

game.Workspace[v].CanCollide = true

How would I be able to use WaitForChild on the brackets? (Or as I like to call it, an instance converter)

game.Workspace:WaitForChild([v]).CanCollide = true

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#2

Do you mean:

workspace:WaitForChild(v.Name).CanCollide = true

?
Or if that doesn’t work use a repeat loop

repeat task.wait(0.01) until v.Parent == workspace;
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#3

Nah, I tried that and it just broke the whole script without returning any errors

Edit: Wait maybe it did return an error. I was looking at the client and not the server. Lemme try again.

#4

What even is v? Is it a part in a loop?

#5

Yeah, v is from a for loop. and I’m trying to locate it as an instance.

#6

Oh, then may I ask to see the whole for loop?

#7

The for loop is a giant script that has multiple other scripts in it unrelated to this topic. The V value is equal to the player. I just want to know how to locate it using “WaitForChild()”

edit: The topic I made I didn’t mean to reference V as a part sorry

#8

Just remove the [] ? So it’s just (v), not ([v])

#9

That doesn’t work, it will just read it as an instance and it won’t convert the value to a string.

#10

Looks like I skipped the first reply, but this one is correct:

#11

Oh you’re right it worked! I’m pretty sure before he edited it, it just said (v) but thanks guys.

#12

Yeah i’m sorry, I forgot you cannot wait for an instance itself so I fixed it immediately after.