How would i check if the name is not wood[0]

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#1

so i made a script that checks if the player have a tool that is named like “object [object leaderstat value]” anyway when i don’t have the tool it adds it up, but i don’t want the tool come back where the value is 0, how would i do that? i tried checking if the name is wood[0] but it still don’t work

local change = game.ReplicatedStorage.Change
local wood = change.Wood
local woodp = change.Woodp
local rock = change.Rock
local rockp = change.Rockp
local metal = change.Metal
local metalp = change.Metalp
local glass = change.Glass
local craft = change.Table
wood.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr)
	if not plr.Character:FindFirstChild("Wood ["..plr.Resources.Wood.value.."]") and not plr.Backpack:FindFirstChild("Wood ["..plr.Resources.Wood.value.."]") and not plr.Backpack:FindFirstChild("Wood [0]") and not plr.Character:FindFirstChild("Wood [0]")  then
				local clone = game.ReplicatedStorage.Wood:Clone()
				clone.Parent = plr.Backpack
			end


end)
#2

if name ~= wood[0] then --[[Good]] else --[[Bad]] end

#3

I think all you need is to use the ~= operation! You can use this to check if your variable is not equal to nil.

For example:

if name ~= nil then
	print("Ran")
end
#4

where would i use the name…? isn’t finding the object equal to finding it’s name

#5

I was just using that as an example. You could also say:

if wood ~= nil then print("Ran") end

I’m not sure what variable you’re trying to check with your code, as I’m not really sure what you’re trying to accomplish.

#6

If you’re trying to check to see if the player has a tool, you can check if the tool is a child of the player’s character.

local character = plr.Character
local tool = character:FindFirstChild("Axe")

if tool ~= nil then
	print("Ran")
end

Or put the script directly inside the tool, and check if script.Parent.Parent.ClassName == "Model"

Again, your wording in your initial post was a bit confusing, so I’m unsure what you’re trying to accomplish here.

#7

Doesnt nil mean nothing meaning its value is useless or not used

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#8

Nil does pretty much mean nothing, but you can use it to check if something exists.

Edit: Here’s the article on nil, if you’re curious: Nil Values

#9

Also your trying to create a OnServerEvent? is the wood a remoteEvent?

#10

so there are leaderstats
and the tools’s name changes with it, like when the leaderstat is 2 the tool name would be
wood [2]
and i am trying to make it stop giving me the tool when it is 0, which means when i use the tool, the tool finds out it is 0 and destroys itself, and not coming back until it is more than 0, but the current script gives me the tool regardless

#11

lowercae wood is a remote event, and Wood is a tool in rep storage

#12

Okay, thanks for the explanation.

Do you already have a script that successfully names the tool?

#13

if you want it to stop giving it when its 0 do

if plr.Resources.Wood.value <= 0 then
       -- do stuff
end

still confused on what your trying to achieve here

#14

yes, it already know how to find the tool and detect its there or not, i just wanna make it stop giving me it if its 0…i just had an idea brb

#15

oh ye lemme try this

local change = game.ReplicatedStorage.Change
local wood = change.Wood
local woodp = change.Woodp
local rock = change.Rock
local rockp = change.Rockp
local metal = change.Metal
local metalp = change.Metalp
local glass = change.Glass
local craft = change.Table
wood.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr)
	if not plr.Character:FindFirstChild("Wood ["..plr.Resources.Wood.value.."]") and not plr.Backpack:FindFirstChild("Wood ["..plr.Resources.Wood.value.."]") and .plr.Resources.Wood.value ~= 0  then
				local clone = game.ReplicatedStorage.Wood:Clone()
				clone.Parent = plr.Backpack
			end


end)
#16

i would define character so it would be easier for you to get things from characters instances

#17

Okay. I think you might be making this issue more complex than it needs to be.

After you figure out what name the tool needs to be, just put a simple if statement to check if the name is not wood [0].

#18

thats what i did lol, check my oringinal post

#19

nope still don’t work, it dosn’t work now

#20 
wood.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr)
	local Character = plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:Wait()
	
	for _, v in pairs(Character:GetChildren()) do
		if Character:FindFirstChild("Wood ["..plr.Resources.Wood.value.."]") and plr.Resources.Wood.value > 1 then
			-- do stuff
		elseif not Character:FindFirstChild("Wood ["..plr.Resources.Wood.value.."]") and plr.Resources.Wood.value > 1 then
			-- do stuff
		end
	end
end)

try this maybe