Is it possible to override a connected RBXScriptSignal?

[AstrealDev]

Is there a way to essentially “override” an RBXScriptSignal? For example, I have a TextBox and I’m setting the value of that textbox automatically but the user can also provide input into it. I need to listen for when the text is changed by the player but not when the text is set automatically by my code. I couldn’t find any information on this.

Is this possible and if not does anyone have any solutions? The only one I could come up with is disconnecting the event when the value is changed by the system then recreating & connecting it once the change is completed but that feels extremely inefficient.

[CategoryTheory]

Just use maids at this point

How to use a Maid class on Roblox to manage state

The Maid class on Roblox is a useful class that I use to help manage state, especially in regards to signals or events. Be warned: This is a fairly technical article! I use Maid extensively in Jailbreak. It vastly simplifies the cleaning up of events/objects, and gives me confidence that I will avoid memory leaks. ~ @badcc, developer of Jailbreak Read it here: You can download the Maid source code here: Let me know if you have any questions about how to use maids, or what good patterns…

[Jxl_s]

local isGameModifyingText = false

box:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Text"):Connect(function()
    if not isGameModifyingText then
        -- do what it normally does
    end
end)

local function changeBoxText(newText)
    isGameModifyingText = true
    box.Text = newText
    isGameModifyingText = false
end

This is probably the easiest way to do it. Create a boolean to determine if the game is modifying the textbox.

[AstrealDev]

Yep this is actually the method I went with I just created a debounce in my TextField class.