Run click function on object that doesn't exist yet?

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This is what I’m trying to do. After a player clicks GUI Object 1, Object 2 gets created. When object 2 gets clicked, object 2 gets destroyed. Then they can click object 1 to create 2, then click 2 to destroy 2. (AND they can repeat this) But if i have a function that runs when object 2 is clicked, i get an error because object 2 isn’t created yet.

How would I only check the for a click on object2 while object 2 is existent? so that i dont get an error.
Here are some things i tried.

script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
     if Variable == 0 then
        TheFrame = Instance.new("Frame")
		TheFrame.Visible = true
		TheFrame.Name = Variable2
		TheFrame.Parent = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.settingsFrame.Images.ImagesAgain

	    TheImage = Instance.new ("ImageButton")
		TheImage.Name = ("TheImages")
		TheImage.Parent = TheFrame
		Variable = 1
     end
end)

TheImage.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	script.Parent.Active = true
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0
	script.Parent.Selectable = true
	for i,v in pairs (TheFrame:GetChildren())do
			if v.Name == ("TheImages")then	
				v:Destroy()
			end
	end
	TheFrame:Destroy()
	Variable = 0
end)

I’ve tried scripting the path to TheImage, and adding a WaitForChild, but it only works once. I did FindFirstChild, but it still says im trying to index a nil value. Please help.

2

maybe you can try using connection/connection:Disconnect().

local TheImage
local Variable2
local Connection = nil

script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
     if Variable == 0 then
        TheFrame = Instance.new("Frame")
		TheFrame.Visible = true
		TheFrame.Name = Variable2
		TheFrame.Parent = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.settingsFrame.Images.ImagesAgain

	    TheImage = Instance.new ("ImageButton")
		TheImage.Name = ("TheImages")
		TheImage.Parent = TheFrame
		Variable = 1
		
		Connection = TheImage.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
			script.Parent.Active = true
			script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0
			script.Parent.Selectable = true
			for i,v in pairs (TheFrame:GetChildren())do
				if v.Name == ("TheImages")then	
					v:Destroy()
				end
			end
			TheFrame:Destroy()
			Variable = 0
			Connection:Disconnect()
			Connection = nil
		end)
    end
end)
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3

Thanks for the reply! I tried it out and it seems to work so far.
What is happening when you put a click connect function inside of another? is the first click function waiting for the second? I thought that if you did that, the first function would run and then skip the second one because that click didn’t happen?

4

Idk the details really. It’s just something I’ve learned to use. Maybe someone else can explain it.

btw, you might want to add a check to prevent it from trying to make multiple connects with the Connection Variable and erroring

script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    if Connection ~= nil then return end