Please move this if its in the wrong level.

Introduction/What it is
onTouch functions are activated when a person touches a brick the script is in. They are used in lava bricks, VIP doors, and more. In this tutorial you will find out how to create an onTouch function and run it when someone touches the brick.

Setting up
First, insert a Part (aka brick). If you don't know how to do this, read a different tutorial first. Now, insert a script inside the brick. Double-click your script and it should open up. You will see:

Code:

print("Hello World!")

Delete that line. You don't need it.

Making the script
First, we need to define our function.

Code:

function onTouch()

After creating our function, we need it to do something when activated. How about we use a simple action and remove our brick?

Code:

script.Parent:remove()

That refers to the parent of the script (in this case, our brick) and then removes it. Finish the function with an end .
Now we're almost done! We need our script to activate when touched, so we'll use this connection line.

Code:

script.Parent.Touched:connect(onTouch)

The final script
Our completed script looks like this...

Code:

function onTouch()
script.Parent:remove()
end

script.Parent.Touched:connect(onTouch)

Now go test your script. Does your brick disappear when you touch it?


Does this help? Is there something incorrect within it? Tell me and I'll try to fix it.

I wouldn't call it onTouch functions, because you could have the function named everything. I could have function poop(iTouchedYou). Please change the *** to the .Touched event.

Yes, but most beginners refer to it as an onTouch function. Good call though, I'll change that.

Well beginers need to learn some how that Names of functions don't really matter.

Well what if another brick touches it, not including a player?

It will disappear

So I think you should recreate you script, Nominate10.

His script was meant to be the most basic form of the Touched event. To make it only activate by players, this will work:

Code:

function onTouch(hit)
if hit:findFirstChild("Humanoid") then
script.Parent:Remove()
end
end

script.Parent.Touched:connect(onTouch)

naknak is right.

I always am ;)

not always. these errors you made for example:
m=Instance.new("Message",Workspace).Text=""
pcall(hit.Parent.Humanoid.Health=0 end)

naknak wrote:

His script was meant to be the most basic form of the Touched event. To make it only activate by players, this will work:

Code:

function onTouch(hit)
if hit:findFirstChild("Humanoid") then
script.Parent:Remove()
end
end

script.Parent.Touched:connect(onTouch)

Incorrect. The Character of players has the Humanoid stored in the model, not one of the Parts in the model.

Code:

function Potatoes(wut)
if wut.Parent:findFirstChild("Humanoid") then
script.Parent:Remove()
end
end

script.Parent.Touched:connect(Potatoes)

Very nice job catching that Potato.

But I'm not a potato :O

Fine. Give me a break, everyone makes mistakes. I know what I mean, even if I say it wrong... And how were those mistakes blue?

ikr. i was just thinking about that touch script.

*watches the battle*

*finds another catch!!!*

@potato, what if a talking brick touched it? ever thought of that?

use this:

Code:

script.Parent.Touched:connect(function(hit) if game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(hit.Parent) ~= nil then hit:Remove() end end)

blueymaddog wrote:

*finds another catch!!!*

@potato, what if a talking brick touched it? ever thought of that?

I am not sure what a talking brick is, I don't think that bricks are AI yet. And if you are talking about a model with a humanoid in it, I think that most people will either rename the Humanoid, or have them anchored.

but what if it isn't anchored and humanoid isn't renamed? lol :P

Then whoever made the talking brick needs help.

lol.

Hey if nom looks at this i think he would be like WOW i wrote this when i first started lol Hes like an expert now

Mistakes everywhere!

Yeah, this is a pretty basic guide.