Table Debounce Issue

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#1

Alright so basically I have a table debounce where its like this, but problem is that the objects are the same name and its only working for one of them sadly

local Debounces = {}

if not Debounces[something.Name] then
      Debounce[something.Name] = true
       wait(5)
      Debounce[something.Name] = false
end
#2

Just store the object itself in the table, and do this to remove the reference:

local Debounces = {}

if not Debounces[something] then
      Debounce[something] = true
       wait(5)
      Debounce[something] = nil
end
#3

Instead of using their name use the reference itself. No two objects can be the same.

local Debounces = {}

if not Debounces[something] then
      Debounce[something] = true
      wait(5)
      Debounce[something] = nil
end

Notice that I set it to nil afterwards instead of to false, so that you don’t leak memory when the instance is destroyed

#4

Wont that cause a memory leak over time because it wont get garbage collected

#5

That is why you set the reference to nil, thus it can get garbage collected since it will be removed from the table, setting a index to nil removes it.

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#6

Alright sounds good thanks for the insight let me try it really quickly if you dont mind

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#7

Ooof I tried it and its still not working

#8

Also, what you should really do is use a weak table to remove the reference when the object gets destroyed:

local Debounces = {}
setmetatable(Debounces, {__mode = "v"})

if not Debounces[something] then
      Debounce[something] = true
      wait(5)
      Debounce[something] = nil
end
#9

Wait but im never destroying the object though

#10

Ok then you don’t need it, but the solution should work.

#11

Alright I just tried you 3nd solution and it didnt work also I dont know whats up with this, when I change the objects im referring to, to different names it works

#12

Try the original post I updated it.

#13

Yeah I tried that solution and it didnt work oof, @cjjdawg

This is the code

elseif not hit and not Stopped[car.Name] then
					for index,sign in pairs(stopSigns:GetChildren()) do
						if (car.Position - sign.PrimaryPart.Position).Magnitude < 11 then
							Stopped[car.Name] = true
							BodyVelocity.Velocity = Vector3.new(0,0,0) - car.CFrame.lookVector - Vector3.new(0,0,.005)
							wait(.2)
							BodyVelocity.Velocity = Vector3.new(0,0,0)
							print(car.Name.." has been stopped!")
							wait(1.2)
							BodyVelocity.Velocity = car.CFrame.LookVector * 11.1
							print(car.Name.." can now move!")
							wait(1.5)
							Stopped[car.Name] = nil
						else
							print(car.Name.." is accelerating . . !")
							BodyVelocity.Velocity = car.CFrame.LookVector * 11.1
						end
					end
#14

Ensure the rest of your code is correct because two objects will all the same properties will be different because they point to different locations in memory.

#15

@cjjdawg Any ideas whats up, because it only works with one car

#16

sorry for the reply but your still doing car.Name as the index just do car

#17

Clever, as accessing objects is faster than accessing (ex): its name.