olive mantle
if not string.find(hit.Name,"cactus") or not string.find(hit.Name,"MagmaObbyPart") or not string.find(hit.Name,"Crystal") or not string.find(hit.Parent.Name,"Tree") then return end
print("this ran")
this will only run if the hits name is not at least one of these correct? do I need this many nots? I only want it to return end if none all of these are not met. Why does it not print when the hits name is literally has MagmaObbyPart?
rancid cosmos
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if not string.find(hit.Name,"cactus") or not string.find(hit.Name,"MagmaO...
it looks at the first condition and quits immediately since it cant find cactus in the string
why are you using string.find? are you trying to check the name?
to check a string you can simply do hit.Name == “whatever”
not at my pc right now but with string.find(“blablablablablaCrystal”, “Crystal”) would still return smth that makes it true
strong sapphire
```lua
if not string.find(hit.Name,"cactus") or not string.find(hit.Name,"MagmaO...
because if any of the conditions are true, the condition passes and runs the body of the if statement, which is return. the way you wrote it, all of the conditions must be met for the print to run when you probably intended at least one of the conditions must be met instead of all of them
olive mantle
why are you using string.find? are you trying to check the name?
to check a stri...
no im using string.find to see if it includes a specific string in it
olive mantle
it looks at the first condition and quits immediately since it cant find cactus ...
no but or means that it will move onto the next one right
oh
will it only move to the next one if the previous one is not true?
rancid cosmos
will it only move to the next one if the previous one is not true?
if any of them is not true it will jump to the return
because of the or operation
the fix is removing the nots
olive mantle
the fix is removing the nots
it works, but whyt
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olive mantle
I am literally stating if not cactus or not magmaobby part etc so I am stating if its not this then check if its the next one and if its not then move to the next or, if its false then it won't return end
it will only return end if none are not met yes?
if none of them are in the string
but if one is then it will not return end
right?
rancid cosmos
its because thats not how it works, the if statement will execute if at least one of those is true
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rancid cosmos
because thats how the OR operation works
olive mantle
its because thats not how it works, the if statement will execute if at least on...
but if I state not once then won't it only be saying if the first one is not in the string or the others are then return end?
strong sapphire
but if I state not once then won't it only be saying if the first one is not in ...
no
if not a or b or c or d then is not the same as if not (a or b or c or d) then
olive mantle
`if not a or b or c or d then` is not the same as `if not (a or b or c or d) the...
Ok but why don’t I needa put nots after each or? Because if you put a not only for the first one then won’t it only apply to that one?
strong sapphire
Ok but why don’t I needa put nots after each or? Because if you put a not only f...
what
the not keyword usually comes before things, not after?
olive mantle
the `not` keyword usually comes before things, not after?
No I mean why do I only have to use it once? Not means false yes? So if I only have the first not and
No more nots doesn’t that mean that if the first one is true and the rest are false then return end? I don’t want that
strong sapphire
No I mean why do I only have to use it once? Not means false yes? So if I only h...
where'd you get those ideas?
i think you misunderstand how conditions work
or means either can be true. and means both must be true. not a and b means a must be false and b must be true.
not a or b means either a is false, or b is true.
very simple. Elementary even.