for [key] doesn't work | Roblox Studio Community | Page 1

ocean ingot Jul 23, 2025, 6:29 PM

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So this is a part of my function but for some reason script.Parent[key].Image = "rbxassetid://131999468534304" doesn't work even though the right key is getting printed with print(key) everything is how its suppose to be but it just doesn't work @-@
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Not working code in Module HotbarScript

for key, value in pairs(SlotContent) do
        if value == "FlashLight" then
    print(key)    
    script.Parent[key].Image = "rbxassetid://131999468534304"

    end```

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btw this is what the SlotContent table looks like if that is needed

local SlotContent = {
    slot1 = "Empty",
    slot2 = "Empty",
    slot3 = "Empty",
    slot4 = "Empty",
    slot5 = "Empty"
}```

gusty cargo Jul 23, 2025, 6:39 PM

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its becuse the the id is to long

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it needs to be maximum 10 numbers

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so, like if you used moon animator

ocean ingot Jul 23, 2025, 6:40 PM

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So what do I do!?

gusty cargo Jul 23, 2025, 6:40 PM

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did you used it?

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moon animator?

ocean ingot Jul 23, 2025, 6:41 PM

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no..

gusty cargo Jul 23, 2025, 6:41 PM

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the normal roblox animation system?

ocean ingot Jul 23, 2025, 6:41 PM

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waaaa that is not even an animation the id is a picture that im trying to apply to an Image Lable

gusty cargo Jul 23, 2025, 6:41 PM

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ohhh

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evilcat

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let me see

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example: rbxassetid://112902314

surreal geyserBOT Jul 23, 2025, 6:44 PM

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studio ** You are now Level 1! ** studio

gusty cargo Jul 23, 2025, 6:44 PM

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it needs to be 10 numbers

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try to look for another image

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even if its an animation or an image, it needs to be max 10 numbers

ocean ingot Jul 23, 2025, 6:45 PM

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How do I know which image has a smaller number

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This image I'm trying to apply is literally 32x32 pixels waaaa

gusty cargo Jul 23, 2025, 6:46 PM

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wait a second

ocean ingot Jul 23, 2025, 6:46 PM

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oh my god

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wait I think I got it...

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I just noticed there is two times rbxassetid://

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wait..

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the thing I sent there isnt 2 times rbxassetid:// thonk

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okay now im just confused, give me a sec

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Yeah okay it still doesnt work T.T

surreal geyserBOT Jul 23, 2025, 6:47 PM

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studio ** You are now Level 2! ** studio

ocean ingot Jul 23, 2025, 6:47 PM

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so what is the way to make the number smaller

gusty cargo Jul 23, 2025, 6:48 PM

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well, just try and add an decal to the part that you want to and paste this: rbxassetid://131999468534304

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maybe it will work

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i tried and it does

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look

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ocean ingot Jul 23, 2025, 6:50 PM

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hm

gusty cargo Jul 23, 2025, 6:50 PM

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i doesnt let me paste the image

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but it works

ocean ingot Jul 23, 2025, 6:52 PM

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uhhh

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nope ;-;
But I noticed that if I put it outside of the function and do something like script.Parent.slot1.Image = "rbxassetid://131999468534304" it will work

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but I need it in the function waaaa

gusty cargo Jul 23, 2025, 6:53 PM

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oh

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agony

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oh man

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igtg

ocean ingot Jul 23, 2025, 6:54 PM

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Maybe someone else know

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bye ;-;

gusty cargo Jul 23, 2025, 6:55 PM

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yeah

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they are better than me

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crying

thin sand Jul 23, 2025, 7:00 PM

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ocean ingot btw this is what the SlotContent table looks like if that is needed ```lua local...

So value is always “Empty”, and never “FlashLight”. So your print statement never gets ran

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And if you change it later down the runtime. Then you will have to rerun the code. Which is quite inefficient

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It’s far better to just only change the slot that is affected by the change

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This can all be easily managed by a FSM (google it, finite state machine). Just have equipping/using items change the hotbar images (and some back end data handling of course)

ocean ingot Jul 23, 2025, 7:04 PM

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I'm not sure, I think it does get run ;-;

ocean ingot Jul 23, 2025, 7:06 PM

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thin sand So value is always “Empty”, and never “FlashLight”. So your print statement neve...

The value is FlashLight and the key is slot1. so should be right!?

thin sand Jul 23, 2025, 7:07 PM

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How about we then start off by being clearer than “it doesn’t work”

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As most folks just then assume it’s not printing (as that tends to be debug step 1)

ocean ingot Jul 23, 2025, 7:09 PM

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script.Parent[key].Image = "rbxassetid://131999468534304" should be changing the empty slot texture to a slot with a flash light picture but it doesn't. the slot just stays with the empty texture

thin sand Jul 23, 2025, 7:11 PM

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And manually inserting that id does cause it to correctly load the image, right?

ocean ingot Jul 23, 2025, 7:11 PM

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yes, but only if I put it outside the whole function

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if I manually put it in while still being where it is it wont work ;-;

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I feel like this is a type of mistake where I forgot to put a symbol somewhere or something like that

thin sand Jul 23, 2025, 7:12 PM

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ocean ingot I feel like this is a type of mistake where I forgot to put a symbol somewhere o...

It’s a matter of just having correctly copied it

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Or just issues like having multiple UIs over each other, or something similar

ocean ingot Jul 23, 2025, 7:14 PM

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thonk

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I will just look over everything one more time ;-;

thin sand Jul 23, 2025, 7:16 PM

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Would be better off by just debugging it with some better prints. E.g. starting off by looking at what roblox thinks the asset id is after you set it in the for loop

ocean ingot Jul 23, 2025, 7:56 PM

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thin sand Would be better off by just debugging it with some better prints. E.g. starting ...

Okay that basically it I have no idea. I already checked every single variable, id, asset and every most unlikely scenario and nothing works but while that I found if I run the function in the same script as the function it will work (Right now the function is ran from a server script powered by a proximityprompt) waaaa

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I will just consider giving up for now and returning to it later

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Maybe its a bug or something

ocean ingot Jul 23, 2025, 8:38 PM

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Update: okay so apperantly server scripts cant change UI's shrug_idk so when I setup the function a local script it started working now I just dont know how to call a local script function from a server script T.T

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