String to instance

TheFireBurnsBright · June 24, 2022, 6:25pm

Can you show your current script?

SPR1NG3R · June 24, 2022, 6:25pm

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local player = Players.LocalPlayer

local playerUI = script.Parent

local menuUI = playerUI:WaitForChild("menuTest")
local menus = playerUI:WaitForChild("menus")

local menuList = {}

for i,menu in pairs(menus:GetChildren()) do
	local menu = tostring(menu.Name)
	menuList[menu] = menu
	print(menuList)
end

--for i,menu in pairs(menus:GetChildren()) do
--	table.insert(menuList,menu.Name)
--	print("inserted into table")
--end

local function directButton(direction)
	print("connected")
	print((tostring(direction)))
		local tableloc = menuList[tostring(direction)]
		print(tableloc)
		print(menuList[direction])
		print(tableloc)
		menuList[direction].Visible = true
end

local function checkForButtons(checkUI)
	for i,uiObject in pairs(checkUI:GetChildren()) do
		if uiObject:IsA("ImageButton") or uiObject:IsA("TextButton") then
			uiObject.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
				directButton(uiObject:GetAttribute("menuDirect"))
			end)
		else
			checkForButtons(uiObject)
			local test
		end
	end
end

checkForButtons(menuUI)

TheFireBurnsBright · June 24, 2022, 6:28pm

Can you print the first index of the menulist table

CipherFunctions · June 24, 2022, 6:29pm

local function directButton(direction)
	print("connected")
	print((tostring(direction))
	local tableloc = menuList[tostring(direction)]
	print(tableloc)
	print(menuList[direction])
	print(tableloc)

    for _, menu in pairs(menuList) do
        print(menu)
    end
	menuList[direction].Visible = true
end

Try this.

SPR1NG3R · June 24, 2022, 6:29pm

print(menuList[1])

returns as nil

SPR1NG3R · June 24, 2022, 6:30pm

the same error still. attempt to index nil

CipherFunctions · June 24, 2022, 6:31pm

Output please.

TheFireBurnsBright · June 24, 2022, 6:31pm

What is this attribute?

uiObject:GetAttribute(“menuDirect”)

CipherFunctions · June 24, 2022, 6:32pm

It’s “testMenu”.

CipherFunctions · June 24, 2022, 6:33pm

Can I get a screenshot of the output?

TheFireBurnsBright · June 24, 2022, 6:35pm

for i, menu in pairs (menus:GetChildren()) do
     menu.Visible = true
end

Is this the intended action of your script?

SPR1NG3R · June 24, 2022, 6:36pm

its the same output it has been for last 20 minutes lol but here you go

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local player = Players.LocalPlayer

local playerUI = script.Parent

local menuUI = playerUI:WaitForChild("menuTest")
local menus = playerUI:WaitForChild("menus")

local menuList = {}

for i,menu in pairs(menus:GetChildren()) do
	local menu = tostring(menu.Name)
	menuList[menu] = menu
	print(menuList)
end

--for i,menu in pairs(menus:GetChildren()) do
--	table.insert(menuList,menu.Name)
--	print("inserted into table")
--end

local function directButton(direction)

	
	print("connected")
	print((tostring(direction)))
		local tableloc = menuList[tostring(direction)]
		print(tableloc)
		print(menuList[direction])
		print(tableloc)

		for _, menu in pairs(menuList) do
			print(menu)
		end
		menuList[direction].Visible = true
end

local function checkForButtons(checkUI)
	for i,uiObject in pairs(checkUI:GetChildren()) do
		if uiObject:IsA("ImageButton") or uiObject:IsA("TextButton") then
			uiObject.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
				print(uiObject:GetAttribute("menuDirect"))
				directButton(uiObject:GetAttribute("menuDirect"))
				
			end)
		else
			checkForButtons(uiObject)
			local test
		end
	end
end

checkForButtons(menuUI)

CipherFunctions · June 24, 2022, 6:36pm

Think I have a solution, please stay on hold.

SPR1NG3R · June 24, 2022, 6:36pm

no I only want one specific menu, the one that matches the attribute and make that one visible

TheFireBurnsBright · June 24, 2022, 6:37pm

Is the attribute a string?

(Ignore)

SPR1NG3R · June 24, 2022, 6:39pm

yeah a string is the only option that works with this

CipherFunctions · June 24, 2022, 6:40pm

Try this

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local player = Players.LocalPlayer

local playerUI = script.Parent

local menuUI = playerUI:WaitForChild("menuTest")
local menus = playerUI:WaitForChild("menus")

local menuList = {}

for i,menu in pairs(menus:GetChildren()) do
	menuList[menu] = menu.Name
	print(menuList)
end

local function directButton(direction)

	
	print("connected")
	print((tostring(direction)))
		local tableloc = menuList[tostring(direction)]
		print(tableloc)
		print(menuList[direction])
		print(tableloc)

		for _, menu in pairs(menuList) do
			print(menu)
            if menu == tostring(direction) then
                print(true)
                menus:WaitForChild(menu).Visible = true
            else
                print(false)
            end
		end
end

local function checkForButtons(checkUI)
	for i,uiObject in pairs(checkUI:GetChildren()) do
		if uiObject:IsA("ImageButton") or uiObject:IsA("TextButton") then
			uiObject.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
				print(uiObject:GetAttribute("menuDirect"))
				directButton(uiObject:GetAttribute("menuDirect"))
				
			end)
		else
			checkForButtons(uiObject)
			local test
		end
	end
end

checkForButtons(menuUI)

CipherFunctions · June 24, 2022, 6:41pm

Make sure to show me the output as always.

SPR1NG3R · June 24, 2022, 6:43pm

TheFireBurnsBright · June 24, 2022, 6:44pm

local function directButton(direction)

print("connected")
print((tostring(direction)))
	local tableloc = menuList[tostring(direction)]
            for i, menu in pairs(menus:GetChildren) do 
                 if menu.Name == tableloc then
                  --Do actions
                 end
                    
            end
	print(tableloc)
	print(menuList[direction])
	print(tableloc)

	for _, menu in pairs(menuList) do
		print(menu)
	end
	menuList[direction].Visible = true

end