Using a local to define another identifier

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#1

Hello
Not really sure with the title as what to call it, but I think people would get the general idea of what this thread is about. It’s a simple thing that I’m sure someone could solve quickly, but I also couldn’t find any other threads about this.

So, I have a system where I want x to be able to define an identifier in y
x is randomly generated through math.Random and is assigned to an IntValue.

Now I would like a script to make it so that the value assigned to “BiomeID” (The IntValue) is replicated to one of the Unions under “SimpleBiomes”. For example, if math.Random assigns a value of 1 to the IntValue, I will be able to idenfity the Union, in this case, “1”.

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I have created this script so far.
local ChunkGenerationID = script.Parent.BiomeID.Value
game.Workspace.Biomes.SimpleBiomes.

after “SimpleBiomes” I want it to pick the union which was assigned by the BiomeID.

Any help?

#2

If you’re just trying to get the object inside of the SimpleBiomes folder you can do :FindFirstChild() to get the object inside of it.

An Example:

local biome = workspace.Biomes.SimpleBiomes:FindFirstChild(tostring(script.Parent.BiomeID.Value))

The biome variable would hold what you’re looking for.

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#3

and after I do :FindFirstChild() would I be able to comtinue the idenifier further down?

#4

FindFirstChild by definition returns the first object it finds that matches in name, so you can access the properties of biome with it. Say it had a Value inside, you could find that by using the new biome variable

local someOddValue = biome.variableName.Value -- It can find children inside.

local transparency = biome.Transparency -- you can also get these too.
#5

Perfect. Don’t know why I didn’t think of :FindFirstChild in the first place haha. Cheers.

#6

If you’re feeling really bold you can do this

workspace.Biomes.SimpleBiomes[tostring(script.Parent.BiomeID.Value)]

but for obvious reasons wouldn’t recommend in your use case

#7

This is less cleaner, yes, but it is the fastest way to do:

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But if you are a beginner, you should not use this if you not understand it.

#8

Given that OP didn’t think about the FindFirstChild method, I wouldn’t recommend them to use the absolute fastest option.

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