Passing instances from server storage to client with remote function

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#21

Nothing involves Http service here. It’s just using remote events, which you’ll get around after some experience.

#22

I know how to pass data on remote event and function, but passing instances idk.

#23

Server

local Event = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage').Event
local instance = game:GetService('ServerStorage').instance

local Dict = {instance = true}

Event:FireAllClients(Dict)

Client

local Event = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage'):WaitForChild('Event')

Event.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(Dict)
	for index, value in pairs(Dict) do
		print(index, value) -- index = string (instance's name), value = boolean (true)
	end
end)
#24

As we told you multiple times, it’s not possible. You also can’t pass things like Vector3s and CFrames (userdatas). You need to serialize them, and send them over, then deserialize them.

#25

So I should put the temporary model on replicated storage or anything else that not visible to player but accessible.

#26

ReplicatedStorage is a good solution for your project.

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#27

I’ll clone the temporary models to replicated storage then when voting ends should I delete them after?

#28

Do that, and yes, if they are no longer needed, call :Destroy() on the model(s).

#29

Since I know how to sort things, maybe that’s the solution of my problem.

#30

Thanks to everyone who tried their best to help me out :grin::sparkling_heart:

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#31

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It shows both <Instance> and the instance’s name.

#32

I’ll try that too! :smile::+1:t2:

30 characters.

#33

I’m currently on mobile.
30 characters

#34

That is incorrect, as the index is a string, and the value is a boolean.

print(type(index), type(value)) -- string boolean

Instances are passed by reference.
Objects created on the client cannot be seen by the server, so the reference will be nil.
Vice versa.

#36

Please read everything before you comment, as I mentioned:

Instances are passed by reference.
Objects created on the client cannot be seen by the server, so the reference will be nil.

Vice versa, meaning the opposite of what I explained.
Server → Client, Client → Server.

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#37

I just showed you the output? You are printing the key’s (it’s not an index) type, and not the key itself. What I’m saying is, if an instance is passed as a key inside of a dict, it’s not nil, it’s <Instance> the instance's name, which is a string obviously.

Also passing by reference has no relation to this? Passing by reference or by value is how passed arguments to a function are handled.

#38

What things are remote function allowed to be passed to client?

#39

If you need to privately replicate an instance, you can parent it to player.PlayerGui, fire a RemoteEvent, then
immediately parent it back to nil. This isn’t documented, but my entire game relies on it for streaming data/modules as needed. For a simple round-based game, ReplicatedStorage would work though. I would recommend just uploading images though, as they will have better quality and performance.

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#40

Remote events and functions can pass to either the client or server numbers, booleans, strings, and tables. They cannot pass userdatas, which are things like objects, Vector3s, CFrames ect.

#41

I’m going to try both of it, I can’t do it now I’m currently on mobile.