Table Contents Returning Nil?

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Hi Other Developers,
I’ve been running into this issue where when I get a table from a Module Script and then try to take contents out of that table it doesn’t work.

Here is my Code:

PetPlaceHolder.PetImageButton.Activated:Connect(function()
	local PetStats = MainModuleScript.Eggs.Basic[PetPlaceHolder.Name]
	local PetMulti = PetStats
	PetImageHolder.Image = PetPlaceHolder.PetImageButton.Image
		
	PetPlaceHolderInfo.InfoBox.ClickXLabel.Text = "Click Multipler: x" .. tostring(PetMulti)
	PetPlaceHolderInfo.InfoBox.RebirthXLabel.Text = "Rebirth Multipler: x" .. tostring(PetStats.RebirthMultiplier)
	PetPlaceHolderInfo.InfoBox.GemXLabel.Text = "Gem Multipler: x" .. tostring(PetStats.GemMultiplier)
end)

Here is the Table that variable PetStats prints out:
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ModuleScript the code is retrieving from:

local MainModule = {
	Eggs = {
		Basic = {
			Common = {
				PetStats = {
					ClickMultiplier = 1.2,
					RebirthMultiplier = 1.05,
					GemMultiplier = 1,
				}
			},
		}
	}
}

return MainModule

Thank you!

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I think it makes sense because you assigned a table to the PetStats variable and then PetStats to PetMulti (Still a table) and after that, you are converting that table to string, which of course will return Nil.

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needs to be changed to require (because it’s a module script)


local PetStats = require(MainModuleScript).Eggs.Basic[PetPlaceHolder.Name]

I would do this though

local MainModuleScript = require(PATHWAY TO MODULE SCRIPT like script.Parent.ModuleScript) --makes module script accessible PUT THIS AT LINE 1

--later in the script:
local PetStats = MainModuleScript.Eggs.Basic[PetPlaceHolder.Name]
4

I set the Modulecript variable in a different place like above it.

5

tostring(PetStats.RebirthMultiplier)

is not a table, but I dont know why its returning nil

6

After you reference basic you just have (pet placeholder name) instead of .Common.PetStats which means the wrong table is being accessed. Access it exactly how it says

7

Did you tried updating this line? I believe it should be

PetPlaceHolderInfo.InfoBox.ClickXLabel.Text = "Click Multipler: x" .. tostring(PetStats.ClickMultiplier)

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Yes i’ve tried that but it still returns nil

9

Additionally you can concatenate strings and numbers without tostring()

10

Can you show your module script? I don’t think that should return nil if you are directly accessing the module script table values

11

yes its above,
maybe this will help?

local function AddPetInventoryBasic(Type, AssetID, Amount)

	if PetIndex >= 24 then return end

	local PetPlaceHolder = ScrollingPetInv["PetPlaceHolder" .. PetIndex + 1]
	PetPlaceHolder.PetImageButton.Image = AssetID
	PetPlaceHolder.Name = Type

	PetIndex += 1
	PetPlaceHolder.PetImageButton.Activated:Connect(function()
		local PetStats = MainModuleScript.Eggs.Basic[PetPlaceHolder.Name]
		local PetMulti = PetStats
		print(PetStats["ClickMultiplier"], PetStats, Type)
		
		print("Pet Info Shown")
		PetImageHolder.Image = PetPlaceHolder.PetImageButton.Image
		print(PetMulti)
		
		PetPlaceHolderInfo.InfoBox.ClickXLabel.Text = "Click Multipler: x" .. tostring(PetMulti)
		PetPlaceHolderInfo.InfoBox.RebirthXLabel.Text = "Rebirth Multipler: x" .. tostring(PetStats.RebirthMultiplier)
		PetPlaceHolderInfo.InfoBox.GemXLabel.Text = "Gem Multipler: x" .. tostring(PetStats.GemMultiplier)
		
	end)
end

Its the same code but with more code

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PetPlaceHolderInfo.InfoBox.ClickXLabel.Text = "Click Multipler: x" .. tostring(PetMulti)

So far, I am pretty sure that the error should be on this line because you have clearly attempted to convert a table to string.

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oh whoops, I changed it but it still returns nil
Earlier I was testing it around I think I forgot to change it back but its still nil mb

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The table data is accessed via MainModule.Eggs.Basic.Common.PetStats[key] not MainModule.Eggs.Basic[PetPlaceholder.Name]

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Oh yeah exactly, It should be:

local PetStats = MainModuleScript.Eggs.Basic[PetPlaceHolder.Name]["PetStats"]

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