How to return a table with a remote function?

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#1

Hi.
I’m trying to get player’s data via remote function to gui.
Basically, how would I send a table and then get it in local script as for i,v loop. By that, I mean.

This is what I have now:
In Local script: local datas = rFunc:InvokeServer()
and then, it returns from Server Script: return v.Name,cashData:Get(),timeData:Get()

so, in the same local script, I have a for in pairs loop/for i,v loop. Basically, I don’t know, how would i get that data.
Tried that, but didn’t work:

for i,v in pairs(datas) do
			local subClone = script.Subject:Clone()
			subClone.Parent = script.Parent.ScrollingFrame
			subClone.CashVal.Text = v[2]
			subClone.TimeVal.Text = v[3]
			subClone.Username.Text = v[1]
	end

And yeah, not working sadly.
(I didn’t put whole script, but problematic parts only.)

Thank you!

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#2

Iterate through the table on the server and add to an array to a main array of which you’ll return.
For example:

local MainData = {}

for _, v in ipairs(yourData)
    table.insert(MainData, {v.Name, cashData:Get(), timeData:Get()})
end

return MainData
#3

What should “yourData” be because it’s not defined in server script.

#4

Whatever you were iterating through on the server, “v” lead me to believe you were looping through a table.

#5

Okay, it returns now, but only for one player, but there are 2 players in my server rn.

#6

Any errors in the output, if not could you possibly try debugging via the debugger or prints where neccessary?

#7

No. That’s probably because of the in pairs loop in local script, but I don’t know how to fix. Basically, it works only for one player.

#8

Oh wait. Doesn’t return halt whole script? So (server script), for i,v loop doesn’t fire next time…

Because, loop only prints once, not 2 times (because, there are 2 players in the game)

#9

return exits a function and returns whatever follows.
It does not halt the full script, no.

Would you be able to show the function, then I’d get a better understanding.

#10

Here you go:

rFunc.OnServerInvoke = function(player,name,beta,cash,skips,timePlayed)
	if player:GetRankInGroup(5372074) >= 190 then
		for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
			local cashData = DataStore2("Cash",v)
			local timeData = DataStore2("Time",v)
			local MainData = {}
			table.insert(MainData, {v.Name,cashData:Get(),timeData:Get()})
			print(cashData:Get())
			return MainData
		end
	end
end
#11

Ah, return here is exiting on the first player it gets to.
It’d be better here to use a RemoteEvent and FireClient each player on each iteration.

Then OnClientEvent in the LocalScript, apply whatever was sent over.

#12

Okay, did that. But now, it still shows only one user as gui.
It prints 2 players in that for i loop, but shows only one gui…

Code:

for i,v in pairs(script.Parent.ScrollingFrame:GetChildren()) do
		if v:IsA("ImageLabel") then
			v:Destroy()
		end
	end
for i,v in pairs(dataTable) do
		--if datas[1] ~= script.Parent.ScrollingFrame:FindFirstChild(datas[1]) then
			print(v[1])
			local subClone = script.Subject:Clone()
			subClone.Parent = script.Parent.ScrollingFrame
			subClone.CashVal.Text = v[2]
			subClone.TimeVal.Text = v[3]
			subClone.Username.Text = v[1]
		--end
	end

If I don’t put that destroy event, it works. But I want old guis to be destroyed, how would i do that?

#13

Okay, fixed.
Now, (not important) One question.
What was wrong with my previous table function so it didn’t work?

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#14

Pretty much:
You invoke the server => It starts iterating => Returns back to you on the first iteration exiting the function.

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