Invalid argument #1 to 'pairs' (table expected, got nil)

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Hello, I’m not sure what I did wrong, anyone know a fix?

for i,v in pairs(Settings.Banned) do
	if (Player.Name) == (v) then
		--
	end
end
2

To use pairs, you need to use a table or group of data. For example you could do :GetChildren() On the workspace.

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But Settings is a variable, not a workspace model. Does it still count?

5

Basically, settings is a require to a module. (The require module doesn’t error)

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No, It also doesnt need to be something in workspace. A For loop is a way to loop through a set of data and read/write to that data. For a variable you dont do a for loop.

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Use ipairs for arrays there’s several reasons why (I won’t be explaining this today, I’m also assuming it’s an array) .

According to the error, Settings.Banned was probably nil or didn’t exist, try printing Settings.Banned right before iterating and ensure it’s a table.

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8

The banned variable in Settings should be a table in order for the for loop to work.

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It is a table. I’ll just try to print it.

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Okay so I just printed it and it prints nil, here’s the table, not sure what I did wrong.

local Banned = {
	{"ROBLOX"}; -- {Username}
}
13

Yeah, it’s in the settings module.

(30 characters)

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To be sure its the correct storage, the OP didn’t state whether it was or not,

Also @pqranoiddboy If this is a module i recommend using

local Settings = require(WhereverTheScriptIsStored)
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16

The banned table should be in the module table. Try setting it by entering Settings.Banned = {}.

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17

Oh yeah, that would make sense. Let me try.

19

Uh so it kind of printed this…

(I did print(Settings.Banned))

0xd5006fc23721427f
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That’s good. Try it again now, that says that it isn’t nil.

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21

I’ll try what @ArrantNickel suggested.

23

So I tried what you suggested, but it didn’t work. Still prints the same.

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Your solution seems to be throwing an error because of the local statement. @pqranoiddboy Remove the local from behind the banned so that it doesn’t error.

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25

Yeah, I did. I know that you can’t do local banned in another local statement.

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26

I’ve got a solution. You should write it like this:

Settings = {
      Banned = {
            "ROBLOX" -- Username
      }
}
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