Why does this print '0'?

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#1

Code:

local players = game:GetService("Players"):GetPlayers()
print(#players)

Output:
0

Addit. Info:

  • Being called from a ModuleScript
  • I’m using this for a random player picker
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#2

That means there are zero players currently in the game.
Players:GetPlayers() returns a table with all the players, and putting a # in front of it would get the length of the table.

If there were 2 players: e.g recanman and builderman, that would print 2.
Read more here: Players | Documentation - Roblox Creator Hub

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#3

The problem is that I am in the server, so it should print 1. However, it still prints 0.

#4

Since you are most5 likely using Play, the scripts run before your player actually joins, so you should add a delay to it.

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#5

The code could possibly be getting run before your player has actually loaded into the game

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#6

Yup, forgot about that. Thanks for the reminder! (It works now)

#7

You can connect this to a PlayerAdded event so it runs when an actual player joins the game, similar to what @recanman and @Synthetic_Flame said.

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
    local players = game:GetService("Players"):GetPlayers()
    print(#players)
end)