Looking for how to destroy this thing?

[Onmiodo (Onmyodo)]

I want to destroy an object that is generated from another function. This is the function that adds the object:

am.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(v)
	local mark = Instance.new("Highlight", v.Parent)
	mark.Name = "Mark"
	mark.FillTransparency = 1
	mark.OutlineColor = Color3.new(1, 1, 0)
	wait(7)
	hasmark = false
	mark:Destroy()
end)

And this is the code for the function that destroys the object:

grom.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(v)
	local mark = v.Parent:FindFirstChild("Mark")
	mark:Destroy()
	print("here")
end)

Both are in the same local script, and both are the result of a Client → Server → Client RemoteEvent. The “print(“here”)” part of the script works, so it’s not like there’s an error, but the “mark” will not be destroyed.

P.S: Both functions must remain in a localscript.

[Deb0rahAliWilliams (MsDeborah)]

@Onmiodo

hasmark = false
	mark:Destroy()

It seems like you’re already attempting to destroy the mark here though?

[Onmiodo (Onmyodo)]

Yes, but it does not get destroyed.

[yo9sa (yosa)]

Try

am.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(v)
	local mark = Instance.new("Highlight", v.Parent)
	mark.Name = "Mark"
	mark.FillTransparency = 1
	mark.OutlineColor = Color3.new(1, 1, 0)
	wait(7)
	hasmark = false
	v.Parent:WaitForChild("Mark"):Destroy()
end)

---

grom.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(v)
	local mark = v.Parent:WaitForChild("Mark")
	mark:Destroy()
	print("here")
end)

[Onmiodo (Onmyodo)]

AM is the function that adds the highlight. It then deletes it 7 seconds later. The GROM function is supposed to destroy the mark prematurely.

Your script also does not work either way.

[yo9sa (yosa)]

what exactly doesn’t work? Highlight appears or not? For me the script works fine

[NyrionDev (Nyrion)]

Check if there’re multiple highlights due to the remote running multiple times. That’s an error/bug on its own but here’s the solution for it:

local function destroy(v: Instance)
	for _, child in pairs(v.Parent:GetChildren()) do
		if child.Name == "Mark" and child:IsA("Highlight") then
			child:Destroy()
		end
	end
end

--example
grom.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(v)
	destroy(v)
	print("here")
end)