table index is nil

[Dice]

function triggerSwarm( myName ) 
        runningStreaks[player] = getPlayerFromName ( myName ) 
        runningStreaks[player].x, runningStreaks[player].y, runningStreaks[player].z = getElementPosition ( runningStreaks[player] ) 
end 
  

I tested myName with outputChatBox and it passes from client to server successfully.

[iMr.3a[Z]eF]

So,, what is the problem???

[xXMADEXx]

Try this:

function triggerSwarm( myName ) 
        runningStreaks[myName] = getPlayerFromName ( myName ) 
        runningStreaks[myName].x, runningStreaks[myName].y, runningStreaks[myName].z = getElementPosition ( runningStreaks[myName] ) 
end 

[ixjf]

The error message is very obvious I guess. getPlayerFromName never ever returns a table but still you're using the return value as if it was one. In this case, getPlayerFromName shouldn't be finding a player with the specified name and so returning false.

Edited June 20, 2013 by Guest

[xXMADEXx]

How are you triggering "triggerSwarm" ?

[iMr.3a[Z]eF]

may i see the "debugscript 3" ???

[IIYAMA]

    function triggerSwarm( player ) 
            if not runningStreaks[player] then 
            runningStreaks[player] = {} -- make it a table 
            end 
            runningStreaks[player]["name"] = getPlayerFromName (player )  
            -- insert name 
            runningStreaks[player].x, runningStreaks[player].y, runningStreaks[player].z = getElementPosition ( runningStreaks[player] )  
            -- insert pos 
    end 

[uhm]

also i dunno if im talking bs right now but do you ever do runningStreaks = {}

in other words construct the runningStreaks table

also y are u using both object notation and table notation ? is that allowed? idk legit question

  
runningStreaks[player]["name"] = getPlayerFromName (player ) 
 runningStreaks[player].x 
------> 
runningStreaks[player]["name"] = getPlayerFromName (player ) 
 runningStreaks[player]["x"] 
----- ? 
  

[IIYAMA]

also i dunno if im talking bs right now but do you ever do runningStreaks = {}

He must have because else it would start giving an error instead of a warning.

ERROR: attempt to index a nil value. (title: Re: table index is nil)

As far I know it is the same.

runningStreaks[player].x 
runningStreaks[player]["x"] 

But I prefer ["x"]. When I use table.x, I always get confused that x is a not defined value.