attempt to index nil with 'WaitForChild'

Question

I am currently making a script so that when a block is touched, the player will go to position. It is

game.Workspace.AUPortal.Glitch4.Position

and me need help in this error.

Workspace.A12.MovePlayer:4: attempt to index nil with 'WaitForChild'

Script:

function onTouched(hit)
 local h = hit.Parent:findFirstChild("Humanoid")
 local playerMod = require(game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer:WaitForChild("PlayerModule"))
 local controls = playerMod:GetControls()
 if h~=nil then
 controls:Disable()
 pos = game.Workspace.AUPortal.Glitch4.Position 
 h:MoveTo(pos)
 wait()
 end
end
script.Parent.Touched:connect(onTouched)

Answer 1

I can only assume you are trying to access the LocalPlayer inside of a standard Script which is something you cannot do.

You can only access the LocalPlayer inside of a LocalScript, hence why you're getting an error for the WaitForChild. Because the LocalPlayer does not exist (it's nil).

With the Touched event you can get actually get a reference to the player you're trying use:

Part.Touched:Connect(function(HitPart)
 local Humanoid = HitPart.Parent:FindFirstChild('Humanoid');
 if (Humanoid) then
 local Player = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(HitPart.Parent);
 -- You can then use this player reference.
 end
end)

• DanyOS: I agree, that LocalPlayer = nill. But. I solved the problem with only null value. Now this local player = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(HitPart.Parent) write me error about: GetControls is not a valid member of Player "Players.DanilX448" (This function doesn't exist)
• sl0th: GetControls is a clientside function. You would need to do this in a LocalScript or use a RemoteEvent, alternatively you could just anchor the Humanoid for the short period of time that you don't want them to move.