ExtulsJoin Date: 2009-01-02
Post Count: 5557 |
Up until recently we had two methods, Instance:FindFirstChild() and Instance:WaitForChild()
Then Instance:FindFirstChildOfClass() was added.
This suggestion is for a new one to be made. Though easy to do, so was making WaitForChild(), so I don't see why not. Clearly based on the title, I'm suggesting Instance:WaitForChildOfClass(), which is self-explanatory if you have an understanding of scripting.
If you don't understand scripting, to try and explain it, it would give scripters a much quicker way of waiting for a certain type of object to be inserted. For example, it could be used to wait until a part has sparkles in it, if that's what you needed to wait for.
That's about it. Support or don't support, it's your opinion. Please explain why you don't support if you don't, though.
|
|
|
Seeing as this is the only and most recent thread on this topic, I'm bumping it even though it old.
I support this suggestion.
|
|
|
ExtulsJoin Date: 2009-01-02
Post Count: 5557 |
Thanks for the support on this old suggestion.
|
|
Inigo18Join Date: 2014-02-02
Post Count: 1041 |
I can see the idea, but no support. Its just WaitForChild. |
|
ExtulsJoin Date: 2009-01-02
Post Count: 5557 |
"Its just WaitForChild."
How are Name and ClassName the same?
|
|
|
"Its just WaitForChild."
Are you serious? That made me giggle.
|
|
Inigo18Join Date: 2014-02-02
Post Count: 1041 |
Yeah, because why would you do :WaitForChildOfClass("BasePart") when you can just do WaitForChild("Part") |
|
ExtulsJoin Date: 2009-01-02
Post Count: 5557 |
Because it might not be called "Part"?
An example of this would be how an old way to prevent resetting from the menu working would be to rename every character's humanoid to something besides "Humanoid." In this situation, best way to wait for it would be waiting for the class, not the name "Humanoid."
Fact is, it's different from WaitForChild.
|
|
Inigo18Join Date: 2014-02-02
Post Count: 1041 |
Yeah, you're right. Alright support |
|
|
Holy smokes yes, support. |
|
|
|
i have no idea what you just said
roblox is trash |
|
|
waitForChildOfClass = function(parent, className)
local child = parent:FindFirstChildOfClass(className)
if child then return child end
while true do
child = parent.ChildAdded:wait()
if child.ClassName == className then return child end
end
end
made the function
all roblox needs to do is implement |
|
ExtulsJoin Date: 2009-01-02
Post Count: 5557 |
function WaitForChildOfClass(Parent, ClassName)
local function WaitForInsert()
local Child = Parent.ChildAdded:wait()
if Child:IsA(ClassName) then
return Child
else
return WaitForInsert()
end
end
local Child = Parent:FindFirstChildOfClass(ClassName) or WaitForInsert()
return Child
end
That's how I would write it.
|
|
|
LaundererJoin Date: 2010-02-26
Post Count: 74 |
SUPPORT |
|