Here’s the script… take note of the prints.
print(target) -- prints
if game.Players:GetUserIdFromNameAsync(target) ~= nil then
print("Match") -- prints
print(game.Players:GetUserIdFromNameAsync(target)) -- prints correctly
local p = game.Players:GetPlayerByUserId(game.Players:GetUserIdFromNameAsync(target))
table.insert(sorted_a, p)
print(p.Name) -- attempt to index nil with 'Name'
found = true
end
Anyone know what’s wrong?
If a.Name is printing “nil”. Then a doesnt exist.
Oops! Printed the wrong variable name. Editing the post now.
Finished editing… @TheEmeraIdDev
Try replacing the local p with this:
local p = game.Players:GetPlayerByUserId(target)
Target is a string.
E.g “TheEmeraldDev”
If the player ur trying to get isn’t in the game, it returns nil. I suggest u use a roblox api to get the username of a player thats not in the current game
Target is the name of the player, I am trying to get the actual player.
Trying to get the player object from a player’s name that is not in the game.
if the player isn’t in the game, there won’t be a player object
Why not? If I am using GetPlayerFromUserId it should work… Shouldn’t it?
What variables do you got? (30 char)
Just the target one… Which is the name of our target players username.
So for example if it were me, all you got is “Diamond_Plus1”?
Yes. That is correct.
Because the player isn’t in the server, there is not a player object for them
You might want to check out this article:
EDIT: sorry wrong link lol, i edited it
local playerName = “Diamond_Plus1”
local function getPlayerFromUserName(name)
for _, v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
if v.Name == name then
return v
end
end
print(getPlayerFromUserName(playerName))
I think your solution is better as it doesn’t have to loop through stuff. @Winky_y this is the solution
the player isn’t in the server tho, so the only way of getting the userid of a player that isn’t in the server is to send a query to the roblox api
I’m confused the player is always on the server? It is replicated on the client.