Why do I get the error unkown global 'self' when it is already defined

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#1

I continue to get the error of unknown global ‘self’ and I don’t understand why since it is already defined. This error is occurring in the Upgrader.Init() function. I was doing a little bit of research on it, but the error others were getting was not the same as what I was looking for. Wanted to see if anyone knows why it says its unknown.

local Upgrader = {}
Upgrader.__index = Upgrader

function Upgrader.new(tycoon, instance)
	local self = setmetatable({}, Upgrader)
	self.Instance = instance
	
	return self
end

function Upgrader.Init()
	self.Instance.Detector.Touched:Connect(function(...)
		self:OnTouch(...)
	end)
end

function Upgrader:OnTouch(hit)
	local worth = hit:GetAttribute("Worth")
	
	if worth then
		hit:SetAttribute("Worth", worth * self.Instance:GetAttribute("Multiplier"))
	end
end

return Upgrader

The Error
error4

Not sure what I am missing, but thank you to anyone who is willing to help!

#2

You have it set as a local variable in the function, so you can only use it in that function.

#3

Self doesnt exist there.

function Upgrader:Init()
	self.Instance.Detector.Touched:Connect(function(...)
		self:OnTouch(...)
	end)
end

Maybe try this.

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#4

when u do “.” functions self wont exist

switch it to :

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#5

I’ve been doing that in all my other codes as well though and they all work perfectly fine. It’s just this one that does not.

#6

That’s it. Missed that syntax error. I’ve done that for all my other scripts and wow did I miss that. Thanks, spent a while looking for something like that.

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