Loops not working

[Cxdious]

Hello! I’ve been learning loops and trying to test my skills. However, this loop does not work! Can anyone help me? The grills are models if that helps.

local Grills = workspace.Grills:GetChildren()

for i, v in pairs(Grills) do
	if v:IsA("ProximityPrompt") then
		v.Enabled = true
		print("Enabled")
		
	end
	
end

[AmoraFolf (Amora)]

Can you show me the entire hierarchy of the grill models? Like, the children and their children

[Leppux]

Can you provide the entire model of “Grills”?

[Cxdious]

[AmoraFolf (Amora)]

Use :GetDescendants() instead of :GetChildren()

[Cxdious]

Alright, I will test it out right now! Ill see if it works

[Leppux]

Something like this could also work.

local grills = workspace.Grills

local function getObjects(obj)
	for _, Object in pairs(obj:GetChildren()) do
		if Object:IsA("ProximityPrompt") then
			--something
		elseif Object:IsA("Model") then
			getObjects(Object)
		end
	end
end

getObjects(grills)

[AmoraFolf (Amora)]

And if it works, please don’t forget to mark it as solution to close the thread!

[Cxdious]

It Works! Thank you so much! You saved me so much time or else I would’ve do it manually lol

[AmoraFolf (Amora)]

A bit of a stretch, don’t you think? Not trying to be rude or anything, but it really seems like a little much for such a small change needed.

[Leppux]

Better to know 1 solution, whilst you can research others afterwards.

[txcIove]

Your loop was perfect, but the :GetChildren() method returns a table of ONLY direct descendants. The :GetDescendants() method on the other hand, like you’ve probably guessed, returns a table of all descendants. If you had the ProximityPrompt directly parented under the grills model, your script would’ve ran perfectly, so overall, good try.

[Cxdious]

Thank you! Now I know, did not know that GetChildren() only works if the proximity prompt was under the model.

[AmoraFolf (Amora)]

I also highly recommend you learn how to use CollectionService. It’s great to learn while in the early stages of learning Luau

It’s very easy to use, helps a lot with organizing your code. And it could be used here so you don’t have to go through multiple folders if they’re parented different.

And there are plenty of plugins, I recommend this one most, to help you create tags and tag stuff.

[AmoraFolf (Amora)]

You’re a life saver! I completely forgot to explain why it should be used instead (and the difference between the two). Thank you!

[Cxdious]

Funny thing! I use collection service pretty often!

[AmoraFolf (Amora)]

Well, good for you then! XD

I didn’t learn how to use it until like six months ago, or that it even existed. I’ve been developing on Roblox since December of 2016

[txcIove]

I didn’t learn how to use it until like six months ago, or that it even existed. I’ve been developing on Roblox since December of 2016

This is so relatable lmao