ChildAdded not working

[west mural]

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
    player.Backpack.ChildAdded:Connect(function(child)
        print(child)
    end)
end)```When I go on server view and add a tool into my backpack it doesn't print anything..

[light gust]

u forget the get characteradded and character's backpack

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(character)
local backpack = player:FindFirstChild("Backpack")
if backpack then
backpack.ChildAdded:Connect(function(child)
print("tool added to backpack: " .. child.Name)
end)
end
end)
end)

[west mural]

Thank you, this worked

Why do you have to do this tho?

Shouldn't it just say that "Backpack" is nil if you try to index it to early?

[light gust]

because the Backpack doesnt exist until the character spawns

[light gust]

yes it would be nil if you try to access it too early the problem is that the Backpack gets created when the character spawns so if you try to access it before the players character loads you wont get an error but your script simply wont find it thats why you need to wait for the CharacterAdded event.

[west mural]

Alright, well thank you

[vagrant adder]

This isn't true, the player's backpack is there before the character spawns.

In a game with CharacterAutoLoad off, OP's posted script works fine.

Sorry, I was thinking server-side, not client-side.

[vagrant adder]

I put this in a script, both local and server, and it worked fine.

[west mural]

This is probably on then