Is there a way to use a value if available, or a default, in a single line?

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#1

BY which I mean, for example, a StringValue.Value. (EDIT - I meant NumberValue)

local lootBox = script.Parent
local quantity = lootBox:FindFirstChild("Quantity").Value or 1

This doesn’t work, because if Quantity is nil, I can’t read the Value. But is there a way to initialise quantity using that value or a default in one line?

EDITED FOR CLARITY
Is there a way to put the following on a single line?

local quantity
if lootBox:FindFirstChild("Quantity") then
  quantity = lootBox.Quantity.Value
else
  quantity = 1
end
#2

what is lootbox supposed to be a stringValue?

#3

if that is your question no you can’t use numbers in stringvalues if you want a string and numbers
you must have a numbervalue and a stringvalue

#4

It’s meant to be a NumberValue. That was a mistake I made when typing the post.

That’s not the question though. How do I initialise quantity to the Value of Quantity if Quantity is not nil, or 1?

#5

if your having problems with it returning a non integer value you can do a check in the code your writing like:

if lootbox.intvalue.value ~= nil then
run the script you are trying to run
end

does this help you or is the problem something else?

#6

It’s not the value that will be nil. It’s (in your example) intvalue

#7

Is this what you mean?

local quantity = lootBox:FindFirstChild("Quantity") and lootBox.Quantity.Value or 1
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#8

you can remove white spaces however it is not possible to put blocks of code into one line

#9

Wow, that is such a clean and crisp way of writing code.

I was thinking about using semi colons, then remembered we’re using Roblox.

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