workspace:GetDescendants() doesn't work

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#1

So I copied some code from the api reference here, but the code I have just isn’t doing anything.
Here’s my code:

local descendants = game.Workspace:GetDescendants()

for index, descendant in pairs(descendants) do
	if descendant:IsA("SurfaceLight") then
		descendant.Enabled = false
	end
end

There are also no errors in the console

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#2

Problem number one. I wouldn’t recommend using the API reference. It is incredibly outdated. I’d recommend using Roblox’s new documentation:

Here’s the link to that

Next, I would try messing around with the code for a minute.

for index, descendant in pairs(workspace:GetDescendants()) do
	if descendant:IsA("SurfaceLight") then
		print("Surface light: "..i)
	end
end

Try it with the print and tell me if it works or not

#3

It still is not printing anything

#4

Wait, I messed up. Where the print is, change “i” to “index”

I don’t typically use “index” in for loops. I’ll usually just use “i” or “_” so I messed up lol

#5

I did that lol but still nothing

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#6

That’s strange. It works just fine for me in my game.

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Do you mind sharing more of the script? Or is that all of the code for the script?

#7

Ohh I figured it out, I didn’t realize script in server storage didn’t run

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#8

Oh my god :man_facepalming:

We all make silly mistakes like that at some point lol

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#9

put a print before your forloop to see if it even runs in the first place. then put a print on the first line of the for loop to see which objects are being read as a descendant

#10

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