ply is a nil value

[Jenssons]

how do i try to fix the error attempt to index local 'ply' (a nil value) when ever i try to call my own functions

local function RoundStart ( ply )

	hook.Call("playerslives")
	ply:SetTeam( 2 )
	ply:Spawn()
end

i have looked all over google and i cant find some thing to fix this error

[Mrkrabz]

Where are you calling the function RoundStart()?
You probably aren't passing ply to it.

[Jenssons]

[QUOTE=Mrkrabz;47793000]Where are you calling the function RoundStart()?
You probably aren't passing ply to it.[/QUOTE]

am probably not passing it
i was calling it in a if statement
how would one pass it?

[James]

I'm assuming you want to be doing something this this

[lua]
for k, ply in pairs( player.GetAll() ) do RoundStart( ply ) end
[/lua]

If you want to call it only on certain players, put your if statement inside the for loop.

[Jenssons]

[QUOTE=James xX;47793262]I'm assuming you want to be doing something this this

[lua]
for k, ply in pairs( player.GetAll() ) do RoundStart( ply ) end
[/lua]

If you want to call it only on certain players, put your if statement inside the for loop.[/QUOTE]

would it be something like

for k, ply in pairs( player.GetAll() ) 
do
if (table.Count( player.GetAll ()) == 2 ) then
RoundStart( ply ) 
end
end

[raphy963]

[QUOTE=Jenssons;47793340]would it be something like

for k, ply in pairs( player.GetAll() ) 
do
if (table.Count( player.GetAll ()) == 2 ) then
RoundStart( ply ) 
end
end

[/QUOTE]

Nope, if you do it like that you would be calling RoundStart multiple times

if (table.Count(player.GetAll()) == 2 ) then
	for k,ply in pairs(player.GetAll()) do
		RoundStart(ply)
	end
end

This code should work, but it will only work if there is a total of 2 players, so I guess you might want to change == to >= if you want to make the round start if there is more than 2 players

[Jenssons]

[QUOTE=raphy963;47793404]Nope, if you do it like that you would be calling RoundStart multiple times

if (table.Count(player.GetAll()) == 2 ) then
	for k,ply in pairs(player.GetAll()) do
		RoundStart(ply)
	end
end

This code should work, but it will only work if there is a total of 2 players, so I guess you might want to change == to >= if you want to make the round start if there is more than 2 players[/QUOTE]

oh sorry xD and yeah i forgot the > xP but thanks you

[Jenssons]

[QUOTE=raphy963;47793404]Nope, if you do it like that you would be calling RoundStart multiple times

if (table.Count(player.GetAll()) == 2 ) then
	for k,ply in pairs(player.GetAll()) do
		RoundStart(ply)
	end
end

This code should work, but it will only work if there is a total of 2 players, so I guess you might want to change == to >= if you want to make the round start if there is more than 2 players[/QUOTE]

so my problem now it dosent change the team of the player

[raphy963]

You made RoundStart as a local function, is the piece of code I gave you in the same file as the RoundStart function? Is RoundStart within another function?

[Jenssons]

[QUOTE=raphy963;47796478]You made RoundStart as a local function, is the piece of code I gave you in the same file as the RoundStart function? Is RoundStart within another function?[/QUOTE]

i got it working now dosent worry

[James]

[QUOTE=raphy963;47796478]You made RoundStart as a local function, is the piece of code I gave you in the same file as the RoundStart function? Is RoundStart within another function?[/QUOTE]

He would be getting "attempt to call a nil value" errors if the local function was in another chunk.

[raphy963]

[QUOTE=James xX;47796491]He would be getting "attempt to call a nil value" errors if the local function was in another chunk.[/QUOTE]

Damn, you're right my bad!

[QUOTE=Jenssons;47796484]i got it working now dosent worry[/QUOTE]

Cool! Good luck then :D