How do I check which player is holding a tool?

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#1

Hello, I have a tool and I want to server script get which player is holding the tool. (Must work too when the tool is not parented to player)

I dont have much to say about it.

#2

You can get the parent of the tool. For example, if the player is holding the tool you would do…

local Tool = --Variable Here
local character = Tool.Parent
local player = game:GetService("Players"):GetPlayerFromCharacter(character)

For the backpack you would do…

local Tool = --Variable Here
local player = Tool.Parent.Parent --Backpack parent
local character = player.Character
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#3

When a tool is being held it is parented to the character. Do what @SilentSuprion said to find a specific tool or if you want to know what tool their holding do this:

local tool
for _, v in pairs(character:GetChildren()) do
    if not v:IsA("Tool") then continue end
    tool = v
    return
end
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#4

Use Character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Tool") instead, as a character can only have a single tool equipped at any given moment anyway.

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#5

Forgot about that, you could also do Character:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Tool")

#6

No class inherits from the ‘Tool’ class so ‘WhichIsA()’ would be redundant.

Character:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("BackpackItem")

‘BackpackItem’ is the base class for tools, hopperbins etc.

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