Need help using tables in a pairs loop

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#1

I’m trying to insert the names of all children under this folder into a table:
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Here’s my issue, I’m not sure how to handle this.

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I’m aware that I have to use a table when using in pairs(), but I have no idea how to handle this.

I also tried to count the number of children inside the “Allies” folder, but once again, that gives me an integer and not a table.

Here’s my code - note that Humans.Parent is replicated storage.

local rs = game.ReplicatedStorage
local allies = rs.Humans.Allies
local part1 = script.Parent
local allytypes = {}

for i,v in pairs(allies) do
	table.insert(allytypes,i,tostring(v.Name))
end

local function GetTouchingParts(poggerspart)
	local connection = poggerspart.Touched:Connect(function() end)
	local results = poggerspart:GetTouchingParts()
	connection:Disconnect()
	return results
end

while wait() do
	for j, v in pairs(GetTouchingParts(part1)) do
		if table.find(allytypes,tostring(v.Name)) then
			v:Destroy()
		end
	end
end

Thanks so much to anyone who helps out :slight_smile:

#2

allies is an instance, you can only use pairs on a table

v.Name is fine without tostring(), why convert a string into a string

#3

allies is an instance, you can only use pairs on a table

Yeah, I have no idea how to convert the allies folder into a table though.

Also, fixed the tostring(), thanks for the help.

#4 
for i, v in pairs(allies:GetChildren()) do
    table.insert(allytypes, v.Name)
end

is this what you want?
it gets all the children with :GetChildren() and adds the names into allytypes

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#5

Yup, that fixed it, thanks so much for the help!