(I am learning OOP) Why won't this work?

[misty smelt]

------------- Module ------------------
local Thing = {}
Thing.__Index = Thing

function Thing.new(name)
    
    local self = setmetatable({}, Thing)

    self.Score = 0
    self.Name = name
    
    return self
end

function Thing:Rename(newName)
    self.Name = newName
end

return Thing

------------- Server Script ------------------
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

local module = require(ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("ModuleScript"))

local thing = module.new("yes")
print(thing.Name)
thing:Rename("no")
print(thing.Name)

I keep getting an error saying " attempt to call missing method 'Rename' of table"

[flat nexus]

in Thing.new, you are setting the metatable before actually adding anything to the table

make a variable for a table

local newTable  = {}

add properties to that table

then do setmetatable on that table like this ```lua
setmetatable(newTable, Thing)

if i were writing it, it would look something like this ```lua
function Thing.new(name)
local newThing = {}
newThing.Score = 0
newThing.Name = name
setmetatable(newThing, Thing)
return newThing
end)

[misty smelt]

When I run it, it still comes out with the same error

Now it is printing "yes" but gives "attempt to call a nil value" when I rename it

[flat nexus]

why are you using self as a parameter?

this lua function Thing.Rename(self, newName) self.Name = newName end could just be this ```lua
function Thing:Rename(newName)
self.Name = newName
end

but it is a rename function?

[misty smelt]

Like this ?

local Thing = {}
Thing.__Index = Thing

function Thing:Rename(newName)
    self.Name = newName
end

function Thing.new(name)
    local self = {}
    self.Score = 0
    self.Name = name
    
    setmetatable(self, Thing)
    return self
end

return Thing

[flat nexus]

yeah try that ig

[misty smelt]

It still gives " attempt to call missing method 'Rename' of table"

[flat nexus]

i just figured out ur problem

line 2 should be ```lua
Thing.__index = Thing

you have a capital i for index

[misty smelt]

oh

wow

It was that simple

lol

[flat nexus]

does it work?

[misty smelt]

yes

[flat nexus]

nice

[misty smelt]

Thank you!

[flat nexus]

thats quite funny

[flat nexus]

np 👍

[sonic zinc]

yeah that was literally the only problem

also doing this is fine

local self = setmetatable({}, Thing)