How could I get the object I specifically clicked with a clickdetector

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#1

I would like to know how I could get the exact object I clicked in studio

Heres My hierachy and script(the script is in the Crate Script)

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	Orbs:WaitForChild("Crate").ClickBox.ClickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(function(selectedCrate)
		selectedCrate.CrateNum.Value = 1
		if selectedCrate.CrateNum.Value == 1 then
			if selectedCrate.Spawn.Value == false then
				if isBreaking.Value ~= true then
					if plr.Values.Power.Value == "0" then
						isBreaking.Value = false
					else
						isBreaking.Value = true
						currentBreak.Value = selectedCrate.Name

						game.ReplicatedStorage.Orbs:WaitForChild("Crate"):FireServer(plr)
						while wait() do
							Orbs.DescendantRemoving:Connect(function(part)
								if part.Name == "Crate" then
									isBreaking.Value = false
									currentBreak.Value = " "
								end
							end)
						end
					end
				end
				print("sent")
			elseif selectedCrate.Spawn.Value == true then
				print("Still spawning")
			end
		else
			print("Not Right Crate ")
		end
	end)
#2

You already know which crate was clicked, because it’s the one you connected the event to.

I think you might just be confused about how WaitForChild works.

Your script will only connect to the click event for a single Crate.

What I think you actually want is connect a click event to each crate in the folder.

You can do that with a simple for loop:

-- this function is called whenever a crate is clicked
local function OnCrateClicked(player, crate)
  -- inside this function, `crate` refers to the Model that was clicked
  -- and `player` refers to the player that clicked it.

  -- ... do anything you want with the crate here.
end

-- this function is called once for each crate at the start of the game
-- and once for each crate added to the folder during the game
local function ConnectCrateClick(crate)
  crate.ClickBox.ClickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(function(player)
    OnCrateClicked(player, crate)
  end)
end

-- connect one click event for each crate in the folder:
for _, crate in pairs(workspace.OrbsFolder) do
  ConnectCrateClick(crate)
end

-- we also probably want to connect clicked events for any crates
-- that get added later:
workspace.OrbsFolder.ChildAdded:Connect(ConnectCrateClick)

Let me know if that’s not what you were asking, I had to do some interpretation of your question :slight_smile: