Trace code doesn't work the way I need it to

[A Fghtr Pilot]

cl_ragdollsearching.lua:

--cl_ragdollsearching.lua(this is included in cl_init, it prints success but doesn't show the derma menu )

--trace info

function GM:PlayerBindPress( ply, bind, pressed )

			if string.find( bind, "use" ) then

	local tracedata = {}

	tracedata.start = ply:EyePos()
	tracedata.endpos = ply:EyePos() + ply:GetAimVector() * 75
	tracedata.filter = ply
	tracedata.mins = Vector( -8 , -8 , -8 )
	tracedata.maxs = Vector( 8 , 8 , 8 )


ply:LagCompensation( true )

local tr = util.TraceHull( tracedata )

ply:LagCompensation( false )

		if tr.Hit then
		
		print("Success!")

	if tr.Entity == "hl2mp_ragdoll" then

	df:Show()

	end

		end

			end

end

cl_init.lua:

include("cl_ragdollsearching.lua")

local df = vgui.Create( "DFrame" )
df:Center()
df:SetTitle( "Body Search" )
df:SetSize( 300, 200 )
df:Hide()

local dl = vgui.Create( "DLabel", df )
dl:SetFont( "DermaLarge" )
dl:Dock( TOP )
dl:SetText( "BODY SEARCH RESULTS:" )

Why isn't it showing the derma menu when I spawn a ragdoll via the console like so(yes, I am going within the trace's distance and pressing E):

lua_run local rag = ents.Create( "hl2mp_ragdoll" ) rag:SetPos( Vector(0,0,0) ) rag:SetModel( "models/player/combine_soldier.mdl" ) rag:Spawn()

?

[_nonSENSE]

At first glance I'd say you are tying to compare an entity to a string, which won't work. You'll have to use tr.Entity:GetClass() == "hl2mp_ragdoll" instead of tr.Entity.

[editline]7th June 2015[/editline]

Also, make sure you check if the entity is valid (IsValid(tr.Entity)) in the same statement.

[A Fghtr Pilot]

[QUOTE=_nonSENSE;47898961]At first glance I'd say you are tying to compare an entity to a string, which won't work. You'll have to use tr.Entity:GetClass() == "hl2mp_ragdoll" instead of tr.Entity.

[editline]7th June 2015[/editline]

Also, make sure you check if the entity is valid (IsValid(tr.Entity)) in the same statement.[/QUOTE]

Okay, so I figured out that util.TraceHull doesn't work the way it should clientside, so I decided to use util.TraceLine.

Here's the updated code(which still doesn't work):

--trace info

function GM:PlayerBindPress( ply, bind, pressed )

			if string.find( bind, "use" ) then

	local tracedata = {}

	tracedata.start = ply:EyePos()
	tracedata.endpos = ply:EyePos() + ply:GetAimVector() * 75
	tracedata.filter = ply
	tracedata.mins = Vector( -8 , -8 , -8 )
	tracedata.maxs = Vector( 8 , 8 , 8 )


ply:LagCompensation( true )

local tr = util.TraceLine( tracedata )

ply:LagCompensation( false )

		if tr.Hit then
		
		print("Success!")

	if not IsValid(tr.Entity) then

	print("Didn't succeed...")

	return

	end

	if tr.Entity:GetClass() == "hl2mp_ragdoll" then

	df:Show()

	end

		end

			end

end

And even if I look at the entity within the trace's distance, it prints( "Didn't succeed")...