Is it not possible to use a table with TargetFilter?

[1Joeb (joe)]

I read up on some other posts about TargetFilter being restricted to just one instance, is it still not possible to create a table or something to contain multiple objects?

[kingdom5]

Sadly TargetFilter only accepts one instance but this also excludes its descendants.

There are a number of feature request to update how TargetFilter works but it has not been updated.

Multiple target filters for mouse

Being able to set Mouse.TargetFilter to an array of objects rather than a single object has been requested on the developer forums before, but every time the response is “Can’t replicate a table as a property”. Replicating it to the server obviously doesn’t matter – what those responses have been referring to is telling other local scripts the new target filter. You can’t do that because even if you give them a pointer to the table’s memory address, that address can change and now the other loca…

Make Mouse.TargetFilter a list instead of a single Instance

Mouse.Targetlist is a great way of ignoring certain models from being hit by the mouse.Hit value. Link: http://wiki.roblox.com/index.php?title=API:Class/Mouse/TargetFilter It has some drawbacks tho, you can’t use it on all players unless you put all players in a model and set targetfilter to that model. Even so, you might have some bushes and stuff that shouldn’t be targeted, then you need to choose between what to hit and what not to hit. SURE! This can be solved with raycasting, anyone can …

[Intended_Pun]

I needed this again yesterday. Please voice your support for this feature in those threads!

[Ultraw (UltrawGames)]

I support this

There generally are workarounds that you can do by parenting the parts to the same model/folder, but often this isn’t possible without rearranging everything completely

[Mr_Vgy]

Unfortunately because tables don’t work with TargetFilter what I usually do is have a folder in the Workspace that I set as the TargetFilter, and then I put bunch of other folders inside of if for organization, and when I want to add something to the TargetFilter I just add it to one of the folders.

[Spectrabox]

When I ran into this issue I converted to using this rather than Target and TargetFilter:

New Mouse Input Query Methods

Mouse.Target is kind of archaic because it uses mouse.TargetFilter to filter mouse rays, which can only be a single instance. It’s much more powerful if your TargetFilter can be a list, which is easy to implement with camera:ScreenPointToRay(). function getMouseTargetWithFilter(cursorPosition, filter) local ray = camera:ScreenPointToRay(cursorPosition.x, cursorPosition.y, 900) return workspace:FindPartOnRayWithIgnoreList(ray, filter) end If your code is well organized and modular, the differe…

[EmeraldSlash (Rio)]

If you’re looking for a quick solution you could check out my custom mouse object. The target filter supports multiple unrelated objects.

EmeraldSlash/RbxMouse

[JedDevs (Theo)]

This thread has been lost in time but is just as relevant today as it was TWO years ago. The RbxMouse module is an amazing wrapper but this kind of behaviour should exist by default.

[FlabbyBoiii (Flabbo)]

I agree, I’ve ran into countless scenarios where this kind of feature would be a m a z i n g.

What I’ve found worked for me was Mr_Vgy’s method of storing the filtered objects in a folder and setting the TargetFilter to that folder.

(It works to a point but could still be much more efficient than that)

[JedDevs (Theo)]

This just isn’t possible for many games that rely on hierarchy. RbxMouse solves this issue while remaining fairly lightwheight - despite this, it’s a pity in two years there’s no official improvement.

[sjr04 (uep)]

The entire Mouse instance is legacy anyway so I don’t see it getting any new updates.
I do hate advertising my own stuff but my module has support for a TargetFilter table.
https://www.roblox.com/library/5002342379/PlayerMouse2

[LucasGamesz_YT (LucasGamesz)]

Where I put this module???