[SOLVED] <item> is not a valid member of <item> error even after WaitForChild()

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#1

I’ve come across an issue, when I get the error “<item> is not a valid member of <item>” even after I used a WaitForChild() in an if statematement.

What I’ve tried to do is the following:

ReplicatedStorage.Storage.Resources.ChildAdded:Connect(function(child)
	if child:WaitForChild("Owner", 3600) and child.Owner.Value == country.Value and child.Parent then
		-- do stuff
	end
end)

I don’t understand where the error is coming from, as the full error states:
Owner is not a valid member of <added-child>. - pointing to the line I have shown above.

Any help would be appreciated!

#2

The error is from the second .Owner, try add WFC to it too.

#3

But the first WaitForChild() should return nil and not continue checking the rest of the if statement?

#4

Try this.

ReplicatedStorage.Storage.Resources.ChildAdded:Connect(function(child)
local Owner = child:WaitForChild(“Owner”, 3600)
if Owner and Owner.Value == country.Value then
– do stuff
end
end)

Also checking child.Parent if it’s not nil is useless because it is in the “Resources” Instance already.

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#5

I don’t think it would, try adding wfc to the other check or just use a variable.

#6

umm what? tf is wfc lol :no_mouth: didn’t heard this one before

#7

:WaitForChild(“”) lol
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