What's going on with my function?

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#1

I have a server script that calls a function inside a modulescript, but it’s acting very strange. When I call the function, it’s like it throws the first parameter away. This issue is solved by adding a random useless parameter before the parameters I need, but I’d rather not do that unless I understand why it’s throwing the first parameter away in the first place. What might be causing this? (If this is unclear in any way, let me know)

#2

Are you calling it with a colon when it should be called with a dot , you may be passing the self param when it is not needed. Can you post the function header inside of the module, and the place where your calling the function.

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#3

here is the function header (inside the modulescript):

function PlayerStatManager:GetStat(player,statName)

and here is where it is called (inside the server script):

local lvl = dataModule.GetStat("howdy!",player,"Level")
#4

In the function header if your not using the self keyword then you should just have:

function PlayerStatManager.GetStat(player,statName)

But if you are using then when your calling the function you need to use the colon:

local lvl = dataModule:GetStat("howdy!",player,"Level")

The colon operator is typically only use for instances of a class, you can read more about it here:Functions | Documentation - Roblox Creator Hub

#5

Inside the modulescript, change it to function PlayerStatManager.GetStat(player,statName) and I think that will work. Edit: @cjjdawg already said this

#6

Thanks for all the help! Sorry for replying so late, my brain basically got fried and I had to quit for the day. Your suggestion seems to work, but I don’t quite understand why. Could you explain in detail why my code was broken and what that change did?