How to print variable instead of variable's value

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#1

something i wanted to achieve

local var = "var1"

print(idk) -- idk is i want to print the variable
Asking about local variable
#2

Why would you want to?

Since there’s no debug.getlocal here I think it’s only possible to do what you want for variables defined globally within a function.

#3

im trying to make a data store system with tables and i need it so i can access it without making more variables

#5

Tables, specifically dictionary tables, were created for this purpose.

One variable that holds key-value pairs is exactly what you’re after.

#6

local DSService = game:GetService(“DataStoreService”):GetDataStore(“Data_Name”)

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(PLR)

local uniquekey = “id-”…PLR.UserId

local leaderstats = Instance.new(“Model”, PLR)

local savevalue1 = Instance.new(“NumberValue”, leaderstats)

local savevalue2 = Instance.new(“NumberValue”, leaderstats)

savevalue1.Value = 0

savevalue2.Value = 0

leaderstats.Name = “leaderstats”

savevalue1.Name = “Name1”

savevalue2.Name = “Name2”

local GetSaved = DSService:GetAsync(uniquekey)

if GetSaved then

savevalue1.Value = GetSaved[1]

savevalue2.Value = GetSaved[2]

else

local NumbersForSaving = {savevalue1.Value, savevalue2.Value}

DSService:SetAsync(uniquekey, NumbersForSaving)

end

end)

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(PLR)

local uniquekey = “id-”…PLR.UserId

local SaveTable = {PLR.leaderstats[“Name1”].Value, --All in 1 table

PLR.leaderstats[“Name2”].Value

}

DSService:SetAsync(uniquekey, SaveTable)

end)

#7

now i dont need it but instead the script thinks the table is a boolean

#8

Show the script and Ill see if i can figure out the problem

#9

no im doing a new method but its weird now because it prints 3 times

-- Player Data
-- FerbZides
-- August 17, 2020

--[[
	
	Server:
		
	


	Client:
		
	

--]]



local PlayerData = {Client = {}}

local Stats = {
	MobControls = {
		MobileButton1 = "C";
		MobileButton2 = "G";
		MobileButton3 = "H";
		MobileButton4 = "T";
		MobileButton5 = "R"
	};
	
	-- FOR THE MY PARK
	MyParkData = {
		PadName = 0;
		CourtName = "COURT_0";
		OnSpot = false;
	};
	
	-- CUSTOMIZATION
	Customization = {
		PlayerCustomization = {
			Hat1 = "";
			Hat2 = "";
			Hat3 = ""
		};
	};
	
	TrailValues = {
		IsTrailEnabled = false;
		TrailColor = 0;
		TrailMode = "Default"
	};
}

-- Trails!
local TRAIL_GAMEPASS = false
local TrailId = 0


function PlayerData:Start()
	local DataModule = self.Modules.Data
	
	game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
		local data = DataModule.ForPlayer(player.UserId)
		
		local StatsFolder = Instance.new("Folder")
		StatsFolder.Parent = player
		StatsFolder.Name = "Stats"
		
		local TrailFolder = Instance.new("Folder")
		TrailFolder.Name = "TrailInfo"
		TrailFolder.Parent = player
		
		local MobControlsFolder = Instance.new("Folder")
		MobControlsFolder.Name = "MobileControls"
		MobControlsFolder.Parent = StatsFolder
		
		-- ALL STATS IN ONE
		for index, MobControls in pairs(Stats.MobControls) do
			-- LOAD IT IN
			local success, MobControl = data:Get("MobileControl"..index, MobControls):Await()
			if (success) then
				print("Got Control", MobControl)
			else
				print("Failed to get stats", MobControl)
			end
			
			data:Get("MobileControls"..index, MobControls):Then(function(Value)
				if typeof(MobControls) == "string" then
					local TypeValue = Instance.new("StringValue", MobControlsFolder)
					TypeValue.Name = index
					TypeValue.Value = Value
				elseif typeof(MobControls) == "boolean" then
					local TypeValue = Instance.new("BoolValue", MobControlsFolder)
					TypeValue.Name = index
					TypeValue.Value = Value
				elseif typeof(MobControls) == "number" then
					local TypeValue = Instance.new("NumberValue", MobControlsFolder)
					TypeValue.Name = index
					TypeValue.Value = Value
				end
			end):Then(function(err)
				print("Error: ", err)
			end)
		end
		
		for _, TrailValues in pairs(Stats.TrailValues) do
			-- LOAD AGAIN
			local success, TrailColor = data:Get("TrailColor", 0):Await()
			local callString, TrailMode = data:Get("TrailMode", "Default"):Await()
			
			if success then
				print("Got Value ", TrailColor)
			else
				print("Failed Value ", TrailColor)
			end
			
			if callString then
				print("Got Value ", TrailMode)
			else
				print("Failed Value ", TrailMode)
			end
		end
	end)
	
	game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
		
	end)
end


function PlayerData:Init()
	

end


return PlayerData

here is the code

the output for the trails

 Got Value  0
 Got Value  Default  Got Value  0
 Got Value  Default
 Got Value  0
 Got Value  Default
#10

What is this? why is there a string/bool/number value all sharing the same value?

		data:Get("MobileControls"..index, MobControls):Then(function(Value)
			if typeof(MobControls) == "string" then
				local TypeValue = Instance.new("StringValue", MobControlsFolder)
				TypeValue.Name = index
				TypeValue.Value = Value
			elseif typeof(MobControls) == "boolean" then
				local TypeValue = Instance.new("BoolValue", MobControlsFolder)
				TypeValue.Name = index
				TypeValue.Value = Value
			elseif typeof(MobControls) == "number" then
				local TypeValue = Instance.new("NumberValue", MobControlsFolder)
				TypeValue.Name = index
				TypeValue.Value = Value
			end
#11

that works but the trail values dont work because the looped through table doesn’t work

#12

sorry for the very long bump

i just did leaderstats stuff and it actually worked