How to get player that clicked button?

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#1

Hey developers!

I made this script for a donation board. Though I want to know how to get the player that pressed on this button. Is there any parameter for this? My script:

--Variables--
local buttonlist = script.Parent
local marketplaceSV = game:GetService("MarketplaceService")

--Script--
buttonlist:WaitForChild("5RobuxButton").MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    marketplaceSV:PromptProductPurchase(?, 1153796205)
end)

buttonlist:WaitForChild("10RobuxButton").MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    marketplaceSV:PromptProductPurchase(?, 1153796328)
end)

buttonlist:WaitForChild("25RobuxButton").MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    marketplaceSV:PromptProductPurchase(?, 1153796501)
end)

buttonlist:WaitForChild("50RobuxButton").MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    marketplaceSV:PromptProductPurchase(?, 1153796703)
end)

buttonlist:WaitForChild("100RobuxButton").MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    marketplaceSV:PromptProductPurchase(?, 1153797121)
end)

buttonlist:WaitForChild("250RobuxButton").MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    marketplaceSV:PromptProductPurchase(?, 1153797239)
end)

buttonlist:WaitForChild("500RobuxButton").MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    marketplaceSV:PromptProductPurchase(?, 1153797321)
end)

buttonlist:WaitForChild("1000RobuxButton").MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    marketplaceSV:PromptProductPurchase(?, 1153797396)
end)

I know normally you would put this in a LocalScript in StarterPlayerScripts, though that doesn’t always fire for me??? Any help would be appreciated!

Have a nice day!

#2

This is a LocalScript, so you know the local player is Players.LocalPlayer.

#3

It’s a serversided script:

#4

It should be a LocalScript then.

#5

Don’t use server scripts for UI

#6

Again, please read what I said:

#7

Why not just put the local script inside the UI? I’m not really understanding here…

#8 
MouseButton1Clicked:Connect(function(player)

end)
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#9

GuiButton.MouseButton1Click doesn’t pass any arguments, you’re thinking of ClickDetector.MouseClick

#10

@sjr04 @lluckvy

This is my LocalScript. It seems like it doesn’t always fire (already tested with a print):

--Variables--
local buttonlist = game:GetService("Workspace"):WaitForChild("Lobby"):WaitForChild("DonationBoardPart"):WaitForChild("DonationBoardGui")
local localplayer = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
local marketplaceSV = game:GetService("MarketplaceService")

--Script--
buttonlist:WaitForChild("5RobuxButton").MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    marketplaceSV:PromptProductPurchase(localplayer, 1153796205)
end)

buttonlist:WaitForChild("10RobuxButton").MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    marketplaceSV:PromptProductPurchase(localplayer, 1153796328)
end)

buttonlist:WaitForChild("25RobuxButton").MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    marketplaceSV:PromptProductPurchase(localplayer, 1153796501)
end)

buttonlist:WaitForChild("50RobuxButton").MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    marketplaceSV:PromptProductPurchase(localplayer, 1153796703)
end)

buttonlist:WaitForChild("100RobuxButton").MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    marketplaceSV:PromptProductPurchase(localplayer, 1153797121)
end)

buttonlist:WaitForChild("250RobuxButton").MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    marketplaceSV:PromptProductPurchase(localplayer, 1153797239)
end)

buttonlist:WaitForChild("500RobuxButton").MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    marketplaceSV:PromptProductPurchase(localplayer, 1153797321)
end)

buttonlist:WaitForChild("1000RobuxButton").MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    marketplaceSV:PromptProductPurchase(localplayer, 1153797396)
end)
#12

It’s a SurfaceGui. LocalScripts don’t run in the Workspace.

#13

Works on my machine:

#14

You can put SurfaceGuis in the StarterGui, set the Adornee of it to the part you want it on, and the localscript will still work

#15

Okay that makes sense, you never specified whether it’s a ScreenGui or SurfaceGui

#16

I didn’t parent the SurfaceGui to StarterGui, but setting the Adornee did fix it?? Kind of unclear to me, but it worked so :+1: :+1: :+1: :+1:!

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#17

Interesting, I didn’t know that

#18

You should still parent it to StarterGui, so that the LocalScripts when the Gui is cloned into PlayerGui will run and you can use LocalPlayer

#19

It passes the parameters X and Y (the Vector2 position of where the player clicked).

#20

No, I’m fine like this. They already run, they’re in StarterPlayerScripts.

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#21

Oop- they do not work anymore. Didn’t change anything though?? Also tried parenting it to StarterGui, still didn’t work.