How to find a variable anywhere

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#1

Sorry if this is confusing, but if I have a local script in StarterGui, and I get info from a remote function, lets say its called Name. How could I find and use name anywhere in the script, like above it and not in the function.

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#2

you could have a undefined variable at the top of the script and define it once the event is called

local nameVariable

event.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(name)
    nameVariable = name
end)

while task.wait() do
   if nameVariable then
       print(nameVariable)
   end
end
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#3

You can also do this to check if it isn’t nil and has a certain value:

local nameVariable -- nil by default 

event.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(name)
    nameVariable = name -- sets value to name
end)

while task.wait() do -- loops always
   -- if the name isnt nil and is equal to 123 then print name
   if nameVariable and nameVariable == "123" then
       print(nameVariable)
   end
end