"expected function call arguments after '('"?!?!?

[worldly vigil]

here's my script:

\lua game.ReplicatedStorage.hat.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr)
if plr.leaderstats.Hat.Value < 5 then
plr.leaderstats.Hat.Value = plr.leaderstats.Hat.Value + 1
local char = plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:wait()
local hum = char.Humanoid
local Replicated = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local hatone = Replicated:WaitForChild("tophat"):Clone()
local hattwo = Replicated:WaitForChild("tophat"):Clone()
local hatthree = Replicated:WaitForChild("tophat"):Clone()
local hatfour = Replicated:WaitForChild("tophat"):Clone()
local hatfive = Replicated:WaitForChild("tophat"):Clone()
if plr.leaderstats.Hat.Value == 1 then
hatone.Parent = char
end
if plr.leaderstats.Hat.Value == 2 then
hattwo.Parent = char
char.hatone:Destroy
end
if plr.leaderstats.Hat.Value == 3 then
hatthree.Parent = char
char.hattwo:Destroy
end
if plr.leaderstats.Hat.Value == 4 then
hatfour.Parent = char
char.hatthree:Destroy
end
if plr.leaderstats.Hat.Value == 5 then
hatfive.Parent = char
char.hatfour:Destroy
end
end
end)\

all of the destroy lines are highlighted with this error and I am very, very confused.

"expected function call arguments after '('"?!?!?

[hollow talon]

did you add the "\" and "/" only here or are those actually in the script

[worldly vigil]

?

[hollow talon]

also there are a few issues, you can't just do ":Destroy", you're missing the "()"

[worldly vigil]

I tried to do

\lua

[hollow talon]

some code

[worldly vigil]

OHH I am missing the ()

[hollow talon]

yeah

also here it's :Wait(), case sensitive

[worldly vigil]

I feel silly

ohh

[pearl mantle]

Do you by any chance not just let it autofill by pressing tab?

[worldly vigil]

IT WORKS NPOW

THANK YOU

[pearl mantle]

Helps with not caring for such things

[worldly vigil]

can't for a folder that hasn't been created yet

it create's the folder upon the loading of the game

the leaderstats one

[pearl mantle]

True, typecasting it would’ve helped to be frank

[hollow talon]

???

[worldly vigil]

I mean

[hollow talon]

oh yeah i got it

[worldly vigil]

the hat isn't yet parent of the

ye

well thank youuu!!!

[crimson bloom]

** You are now Level 12! **

[worldly vigil]

yall are quick widdit

[hollow talon]

its because lua is a dynamic language, you can use ":" to make some typed variables
like:
local folder: Folder = someweirdplace
and now folder will have all the parameters of a folder

[crimson bloom]

** You are now Level 3! **

[worldly vigil]

o

[hollow talon]

or if you don't want to create a variable, "::"
like:

local hattwo = Replicated:WaitForChild("tophat"):Clone() :: Part

now hattwo will have the properties of a part

[worldly vigil]

neat

[rich dagger]

keep flexing on skids bro

ur tuff asl

[hollow talon]

are you okay?

[rich dagger]

explain store split tvalue

[hollow talon]

?????