Nil? (IN the command bar.)

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1

my command:

local function GetInstanceByDebugID(DebugId:string) local function Proccesing()  for i,v:Instance in pairs(game:GetDescendants()) do if v:GetDebugId() == DebugId then return v end end  if not Proccesing() and DebugId == game:GetDebugId()  then return game elseif Proccesing() ~= nil  then return Proccesing() end end end local d = GetInstanceByDebugID("0_2085749") print(d)

for some reason it prints nil.
0_2085749 is the game’s debug id.
i used print(game:GetDebugId()) and it said “0_2085749”

2

Can you format your code?

Paste it into a script and it’ll be formatted for you.

3

Formatted for anyone who may have an idea yet.

But please @HenryThe_Legendary , do format your ‘commands’ nicely before bringing it here, we don’t want that extra work. :frowning:

local function GetInstanceByDebugID(DebugId:string)
	local function Proccesing()
		for i,v:Instance in pairs(game:GetDescendants()) do
			if v:GetDebugId() == DebugId then
				return v
			end
		end
		if not Proccesing() and DebugId == game:GetDebugId() then
			return game
		elseif Proccesing() ~= nil then
			return Proccesing()
		end
	end
end

local d = GetInstanceByDebugID("0_2085749") print(d)
4

You did execute the main function, but you did not call Proccessing().

Here’s the formatted code (You can run code from scripts too, not just single-lines):

local function GetInstanceByDebugID(DebugId:string)
	local function Proccesing()
		for i,v:Instance in pairs(game:GetDescendants()) do
			if v:GetDebugId() == DebugId then
				return v
			end
		end
		if not Proccesing() and DebugId == game:GetDebugId()  then
			return game
		elseif Proccesing() ~= nil then
			return Proccesing()
		end
	end
	Proccesing() -- Runs the proccessing function.
end

local d = GetInstanceByDebugID("0_2085749")
print(d)
1 Like
5

No. they will be not.

6

what? what do you mean?!
You did not do return Processing() so no necessary to do it

7

You’re getting descendants of game, not the game…
The descendants is children, childrens children and so on. Not the game…

You’ve gotta do

local Source = game:GetDescendants()
table.insert(Source, game)

-- Run the logic on Source, not game:GetDescendants()
8

Ah yes, I forgot to add.

return Proccesing() -- Runs the proccesing function and returns its value.
9

read the full script!