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

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#1

So I made a script that clones a lot of sounds into a folder and now I want to play them but it doesn’t work. Any solutions.

Script:

for i,v in pairs(musicP) do
	print(v)
	if v:IsA(v:GetChildren()) then
		
	v.resume()
	print(v)
		
	end
	
end
#2

I can see multiple errors with your script, and I have a few questions.

  1. What is musicP defined as?

  2. You’re checking if v is a v:GetChildren??

  3. v.resume is undefined, you need to use v:Resume.

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#3

The argument you’re passing to pairs() is nil.

musicP does not exist.

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#4

Oh did not even see the v.resume - hah. MusicP = player.leaderstats.Music:GetChildren()

#5

If your sounds are in player.leaderstats.Music, then you can edit your script a bit.

for i,v in pairs(musicP) do
    print(v)
    if v:IsA("Sound") then
        v:Resume() --Or v:Play(), you choose
        print(v)
    end
end
#6

Still saying: [#1 to ‘pairs’ (table expected, got nil)] - AT the first line

#7

Can you show us where you create the “musicP” variable? I assume that it’s not a table.

#8

Here! It may seem a little confusing:

local function musicPlay()
		
		local musicInv = player.leaderstats.Music:GetChildren()
		for i,v in pairs(musicInv) do
	
			if v:IsA("Sound") then
		
			v.Destroy()
		
		end
		end
			
		if level.Value < 10 then 
			
		local musicClone1 = game.ReplicatedStorage.MusicRep.Starter:Clone()
		musicClone1.Parent = player.leaderstats.Music
		
		elseif level.Value >= 10 then 
		
		local musicClone1 = game.ReplicatedStorage.MusicRep.Starter:Clone()
		local musicClone2 = game.ReplicatedStorage.MusicRep.Amateur:Clone()
		musicClone1.Parent = player.leaderstats.Music
		musicClone2.Parent = player.leaderstats.Music
			
		elseif level.Value >= 25 then 
			
		local musicClone1 = game.ReplicatedStorage.MusicRep.Starter:Clone()
		local musicClone2 = game.ReplicatedStorage.MusicRep.Amateur:Clone()
		local musicClone3 = game.ReplicatedStorage.MusicRep.Pro:Clone()
		musicClone1.Parent = player.leaderstats.Music
		musicClone2.Parent = player.leaderstats.Music
		musicClone3.Parent = player.leaderstats.Music
			
		elseif level.Value >= 50 then
			
		local musicClone1 = game.ReplicatedStorage.MusicRep.Starter:Clone()
		local musicClone2 = game.ReplicatedStorage.MusicRep.Amateur:Clone()
		local musicClone3 = game.ReplicatedStorage.MusicRep.Pro:Clone()
		local musicClone4 = game.ReplicatedStorage.MusicRep.Kring:Clone()
		musicClone1.Parent = player.leaderstats.Music
		musicClone2.Parent = player.leaderstats.Music
		musicClone3.Parent = player.leaderstats.Music
		musicClone4.Parent = player.leaderstats.Music
			
		end
	end
#9

Where’s musicP in there? I don’t see a variable called “musicP”, unless I’m just not seeing it.

#10

Look higher up in the chat :smiley: ------------------------

#11

Oh hmm… try changing “MusicP = player.leaderstats.Music:GetChildren()” to:

MusicP = player.leaderstats.Music

EDIT: Actually I’m not sure that’d work. Nevermind that.

#12

That’s where MusicP is defined, not musicP. Programming is case-sensitive.

Looping through an object will not work; what would you be looping through? You have to loop through its children or descendants or whatever else.

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#13

Ah you’re right! Man, it’s hard to think I didn’t see that :joy:

Yes, I already edited my post to say nevermind that. I realized the same thing haha.

#14

I get the samme error again :frowning:

#15

@TheDeadTed14, change your variable to this:

musicP = player.leaderstats.Music:GetChildren()

And give @posatta the solution if it works; if you read his reply above, he mentions the misspelling.

#16

Nope it’s not working my script is:

	for i,v in pairs(musicP) do
    print(v)
    if v:IsA("Sound") then
        v:Resume() --Or v:Play(), you choose
        print(v)
    end
end
#17

Dude, just post your whole script so people don’t have to keep going in circles.

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#18

You changed the variable name to “musicP”?

Is it still giving the same error, or what’s it doing now?

#19

Yup! It’m still getting an error.

#20

So you changed the variable to this? (note the lowercase m):

musicP = player.leaderstats.Music:GetChildren()

And your for loop is this? (note the lowercase m again):

	for i,v in pairs(musicP) do
    print(v)
    if v:IsA("Sound") then
        v:Resume() --Or v:Play(), you choose
        print(v)
    end
end

If you can, it’d help if you sent the whole script.

And what error is it? Is it th same exact error, or a different error?