How to save Color3 value in Datastore

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#21 
local Players = game:GetService("Players") -- player.Parent
local Datastore = game:GetService("DataStoreService")

Datastore = Datastore:GetDataStore("colors")

-- other code

Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
	local ok, eror = pcall(function()
		Datastore:SetAsync((Color.R,Color.B,Color.G),player.info.color.Value)
	end)
	if not ok then
		print(eror) -- line that errors
	end
end)

Try this code

#22

if you dont understand, i just made it so its

Datastore:SetAsync((Color.R,Color.B,Color.G),player.info.color.Value)
#23

This will not at all work. Because your using the wrong parenthesis. Its suppose to be curly.

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#24

ok

i tested and it works :smiley: :smiley: thanks

ofcourse i got something called synapse error but i added {}

but how do i get it?

#25

What do you mean by how do i get it?

#26 
local Players = game:GetService("Players") -- player.Parent
local Datastore = game:GetService("DataStoreService")

Datastore = Datastore:GetDataStore("colors")

local function Serialize(color)
	local r,g,b = color.R,color.G,color.B
	return r..","..g..","..b
end

local function Deserialize(colorstring)
	local r,g,b = colorstring:split(",")[1],colorstring:split(",")[2],colorstring:split(",")[3]
	return Color3.new(tonumber(r),tonumber(g),tonumber(b))
end

Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
	local ok, eror = pcall(function()
		Datastore:SetAsync(pleyer.Name,Serialize(player.info.color.Value))
	end)
	if not ok then
		print(eror) -- line that errors
	end
end)

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	local ok, eror = pcall(function()
		return Datastore:GetAsync(pleyer.Name)
	end)
	if ok then
		print(Deserialize(eror))
	end
end)

I wrote it for you I suppose.

#27

i mean how do i GetAsync on it

how do i know what the color is

#28

i get attempt to index nil with split or something

#29

I have thought that the string of the Value may not be validated by ROBLOX standard.

#30

Basically means your not giving it the argument of colorstring.

#31

Does the code in my reply not work, @SomeFedoraGuy? Also,

In this case ā€œerorā€ would be nil since ā€œokā€ is true.

That would be the key, you would want to use the Playerā€™s ID when saving it.

#32

but i am, look:
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#33

Errr, I canā€™t really test anything because A: I am busy and B: I am lazy. But:

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	local ok, eror = pcall(function()
		return Datastore:GetAsync(player.Name)
	end)
	if ok then
		print(Deserialize(eror))
	end
end)
#34

You should check if eror is nil though:

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	local ok, eror = pcall(function()
		return Datastore:GetAsync(player.Name)
	end)
	if ok and eror then
		print(Deserialize(eror))
	end
end)
#35

Youā€™re looking for the term ā€˜Serializationā€™.

Hereā€™s the most efficient way of converting a Color3 data type to table format:

local function serializeColor(color: Color3)
	local r, g, b = color.R, color.G, color.B
	r, g, b = math.floor(r * 255), math.floor(g * 255), math.floor(b * 255)
	
	return {r, g, b}
end

local function deserializeColor(serialzedColor: any)
	local r, g, b = serialzedColor[1], serialzedColor[2], serialzedColor[3]
	
	return Color3.fromRGB(r, g, b)
end

local serialized = serializeColor(COLOR)
local deserialized = deserializeColor(serialized)
#36

cant i use Color3.fromrgb like that somefedoraguy said?
look:

#37

Hereā€™s ur finished code!


local Players = game:GetService("Players") -- player.Parent
local Datastore = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
Datastore = Datastore:GetDataStore("colors")

-- other code

Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(Player)
	local Color = Color3.new(1,1,1)
	local ok, eror = pcall(function()
		Datastore:SetAsync(Player.UserId,Color.R.."/"..Color.G.."/"..Color.B)
	end)
	if not ok then
		print(eror) -- line that errors
	end
end)
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
	local Return = Datastore:GetAsync(Player.UserId)
	if type(Return) == "string" then
		local ColorReturned = {}
		for i,v in pairs(string.split(Return,"/")) do
			if i == 1 then
				ColorReturned["R"] = v
			end
			if i == 2 then
				ColorReturned["G"] = v
			end
			if i == 3 then
				ColorReturned["B"] = v
			end
		end
		local ColorReturnedComplete = Color3.new(ColorReturned["R"],ColorReturned["G"],ColorReturned["B"])
	else
		print("No Saves")
	end
end)

Edit: I Fixed a typo

#38

I was going to do that but had to pause because of irl work.

#39

What kind of human are youā€¦ please stay a mile away from me, from now on. As:

local Players = game:GetService("Players") -- player.Parent
local Datastore = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
Datastore = Datastore:GetDataStore("colors")

-- other code

Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(Player)
	local Color = Color3.new(1,1,1)
	local ok, eror = pcall(function()
		Datastore:SetAsync(Player.UserId,Color.R.."/"..Color.G.."/"..Color.B)
	end)
	if not ok then
		print(eror) -- line that errors
	end
end)
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
	local Return = Datastore:GetAsync(Player.UserId)
	if type(Return) == "string" then
		local ColorReturned = string.split(Return,"/")
-- could be like this ngl
	else
		print("No Saves")
	end
end)
#40

Why do you insult me when i litterary tried to help