Making a bottom bar and its now working because of an error

[tired turtle]

Im not too sure what the problem is but I know you guys are the best at this stuff so if any of yall wana dm me or walk me thought this im completely down for that

[summer ginkgo]

I think move.AbilityName is nil meaning it doesn't exist

[hearty sparrow]

instead of move.AbilityName do tostring(move.AbilityName)

And make sure move.AbilityName actually exists

[tired turtle]

how do I check?

[atomic violet]

** You are now Level 2! **

[summer ginkgo]

I don't really know since idk how your whole system works but maybe you can try "print(move.AbilityName)" above line 13 and check the output to see what's actually there.

[tired turtle]

it did nothing

any other advice?

[summer ginkgo]

it didn't print anything above the error line?

[cinder lion]

it can't find "move"

also why r u handling UI on the server

[tired turtle]

so, how can I change that?

[tired turtle]

no sir

[cinder lion]

is move supposed to be a table

[tired turtle]

not that I know of

no

would that be a problem?

[cinder lion]

can u show the entire script so I know what "move" is supposed to be

[tired turtle]

-- local AbilityModule = {}

function AbilityModule:SetupCharacter(player: Player, characterInfoTable)
    local PlayerGui = player.PlayerGui
    local BottomBar = PlayerGui:WaitForChild("BottomBar")
    local Buttons = BottomBar:WaitForChild("Main"):WaitForChild("Buttons")
    local Template = Buttons:WaitForChild("Template")
    
    for _, move in pairs(characterInfoTable.moveset) do
        print(move)
        local clone = Template:Clone()
        clone.Name = characterInfoTable.name
        clone.AbilityName.Text = move.AbilityName 
        clone.Keybind.Text = move.Keybind
        
        clone.Parent = Buttons
        clone.Visible = true
    end
end

return AbilityModule

there

[hearty sparrow]

:GetChildren() so jt returns a table?

[tired turtle]

huh?

[hearty sparrow]

You are trying to iterate over an instance in your for _, move in characterInfoTable.moveset

Add getchildren after the moveset

[tired turtle]

example?

im new to this sorry

[hearty sparrow]

Great ai coded it?

[tired turtle]

nope

lol never trust ai

[hearty sparrow]

Who even used pairs and ipairs

[tired turtle]

Zeeval did

[hearty sparrow]

Screenshot me your item structure

[tired turtle]

huh?

[hearty sparrow]

Just like what he said

Youre iterating through an instance

[tired turtle]

so, whats the fix?

[hearty sparrow]

Try characterInfoTable.moveset:GetChildren()

Also you are trying to find things inside the moveset right?

[tired turtle]

yep

[hearty sparrow]

Then GetChildren() after moveset would be the correct way

Also what did you expect move to be?

[atomic violet]

** You are now Level 3! **

[hearty sparrow]

Oh moveset is already a table?

[tired turtle]

yea

[hearty sparrow]

Mb

[tired turtle]

sorry i didnt mention that earler

[hearty sparrow]

But it is a thing in the game right?

Can u send ss

[tired turtle]

right there

[hearty sparrow]

Did you try this before?

[tired turtle]

no?

[hearty sparrow]

Try it then. Your first pic error is that its expecting a string

Oh wait move doesnt exist doesnt it

[tired turtle]

nope

this is a tough one isnt it

[hearty sparrow]

Oh actually

[hearty sparrow]

Remove the comment ??

why are u commenting the local AbilityModule = {}

[tired turtle]

ok

so i did as u sid

and it works but dosent at the same time

if that makes sense

[hearty sparrow]

No

Show the error broncharono

[tired turtle]

its not an error

js look

not what I need

:<

[summer ginkgo]

yea tostring is converting nil into string so it just becomes "nil"

[hearty sparrow]

Blud

[summer ginkgo]

it doesn't fix that it doesn't exist

[hearty sparrow]

Your AbilityName is empty

" "

[summer ginkgo]

nono then it should be just empty since its still a string

it shouldn't give an error

[tired turtle]

no?

[hearty sparrow]

????

Why are u sending an unrelating picture

[tired turtle]

those are the names

[hearty sparrow]

The AbilityName in this is empty

[tired turtle]

i have move names

[limpid tangle]

it's now working because of an error? aint we all been there

[tired turtle]

Where did bro come from

and can u help?

[hearty sparrow]

Can u please just try putting something in those empty " " first and see if it works

The picture i am replying to

[summer ginkgo]

It prolly won't work but nothing wrong in trying atp😭😭

[limpid tangle]

Name or AbilityName?

[tired turtle]

alr

[tired turtle]

idk at this point

[limpid tangle]

empty string is not nil

;compile lua lua print(not "")

[frail veldt]

Program Output

false

.pyrofire | lua | lua-5.4.7 | wandbox.org

[limpid tangle]

where is AbilityName i see Name but not AbilityName where is it?

[tired turtle]

sir, all i gotta say is that im trina make a bottom bar, and it wont work, and even if it DOES, its still an error, and ive got no clue neither does Vince

[limpid tangle]

this is not chatgpt sir

[hearty sparrow]

VINCE

Atleast I tried 😭

[tired turtle]

these are just bindings

uk to bing ig?

bind*

or smth of that sort? idrk

[limpid tangle]

so yea can only really help you with code you wrote yourself, not here to help you work a product or decompile a stolen script for that matter (not saying this is but it comes up)

ask the person you bought it from?

you get what you pay for

🤷

[tired turtle]

its a tutorial on yt

[limpid tangle]

you copied the tutorial wrong then

[tired turtle]

a guy named Zeeval?

[tired turtle]

oh, cool thanks

[limpid tangle]

not sure what help you're expecting for copy+pasting someone elses code rong

[tired turtle]

yea, your right, but i do appreciate the help anyway

thanks Vince

[limpid tangle]

learning to code isn't hard, and spelling matters. you'll get there 👍 https://create.roblox.com/docs/tutorials/fundamentals/coding-1/coding-fundamentals