How to search for a certain thing in folder

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#1

Hello, so basically I’m having trouble with the following code:

local value = game.workspace.Folder1.value
local Folder = game.ServerStorage.WeaponFolder
Folder[value.Value].Parent = game.Workspace

The value is inside of Folder1 and is a string Value…
so basically I want to search for the valuename inside of a folder but idk what I’m doing wrong…
-btw this code is an example but I don’t wanna show my actual line of coding because it would take to long to explain everything. Also if you have any questions feel free to ask.

#2

FindFirstChild. Make sure not to assume that FindFirstChild returns an Instance as it can return nil if the name you specify doesn’t exist.

local tool = Folder:FindFirstChild(value.Value)
if tool then
    tool.Parent = workspace
end
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#3

when would i ever use the Folder[value.Value]

#4

You don’t unless you can guarantee the existence of something either through well-structured code or because you explicitly define these kinds of things in code.

#5

do you think u could a article of the Folder[value.Value]
thingy? because i would love to know more about it.

#6

https://www.lua.org/pil/2.5.html

Indexing a child is effectively the same thing as indexing members of a table. This is from a general Lua standpoint though, from a Roblox standpoint there is no defined article for it or anything. The line Folder[value] can be read as find <value> in <Folder>.

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