How to I use :Destroy() twice on the same object?

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#1

Hello, I was wondering how I could use :Destroy() twice on a model don’t ask me why I need this its a long story so I was just wondering how I could do it.

#2

You can’t. If you destroyed it already, why do it again?

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#3

This is why I need it destroyed twice is because I have this model and it has to be destroyed twice for it to destroy for some weird reason I don’t know why, but thats why.

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#4

that’s not the case. you’re doing something wrong.

#5

Wouldn’t you just use an if statement to check that the object is still around for you to destroy?
If not then you needn’t worry about it.

Nevermind, as @WorldPosition said, because it’s still around means you’ve made an error.

#6

If this is happening you dont just repeat the destroy, you figure out what’s causing the issue.

#7

I have for hours and still can’t find the issue.

#8

Ok I will go ahead and try that now.

#9

Have you checked that you’re destroying the right instance?

#10

You have a two models with the same name?

#11

In the output it says attempt to call a nil value so how should I fix that?

#12

This means that the model has already been deleted / does not exist

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#13

The weird thing is it still shows up on my screen but the error comes at line 86 (the code is lines 60 - 86)

local module = {}

function module.Clicked(plr,item)
	if plr then
		if plr.Character and not plr:FindFirstChild("Contestant") then
			
			local position
			
			if item:IsA("Model") then
				
				position = item.PrimaryPart.Position
			else
					position = item.Position
				
			end
			
			module.DropTools(plr,game.Workspace.map,position)
			print("Dropped Keyhandles")
			
			if game.ServerStorage.Tools:FindFirstChild(item.Name) then
				
				local clonedTool = game.ServerStorage.Tools[item.Name]:Clone()
				clonedTool.Parent = plr.Backpack
				
				
				plr.Character.Humanoid:EquipTool(clonedTool)
				
				
			item:Destroy()
				
			
			print("Equipped The tool object")
				
				
			end
			
		end
	end
end

return module
#14

You could try this if you want.

repeat
item:Destroy()
until item == nil

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#15

@TransportLogistics You’re really suggesting trying to delete item in a repeat loop? There’s a bigger problem. I have never once needed to delete something “twice” or create a loop to delete it, and I’ve never heard of anyone else doing it either.

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#16

I’m very far from confident it will work, but it is important to try any possible solutions.

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#17

Not if the possible solution leads to hacky, messy code. You should never delete something with a loop, it really doesn’t make sense. He should be trying to solve the bigger problem here. He hasn’t provided enough information to us.

#18

If you use Destroy() and your model is still there the reasons may be so many. Here are some:

  • You have two models with the same name
  • You are trying to destroy something that doesn’t exist
  • You mispelled it’s name
  • You are not getting it by the right way. For example you are trying to get it with script.Parent ecc… , but you’re writing the wrong path
  • The model got yet destroyed
#19

Can you provide us with the entire script?

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#20

My guess is that the “item” he is passing through to the function, sometimes doesn’t end up getting passed through.

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