[How to Fix] [SOLVED] Attempt to index a nil value (local 'xPlayer') - Server crash

Hello everyone,

I’ve found that many of us have this error : attempt to index a nil value (local ‘xPlayer’) for many scripts.

ISSUE:
When the player is inside a settimeout loop (means that he is harversting/doing treatments/or selling) like this one :

local xPlayer  = ESX.GetPlayerFromId(_source)
local itemQuantity = xPlayer.getInventoryItem('item').count

SetTimeout(5000, function()
      xPlayer.removeInventoryItem('item', 1)		  
      Transform(source, zone)	
end)

If the player crash when inside this 5s loop, the xPlayer.removeInventoryItem isn’t satisfied because the player dropped. This can cause a server crash or a general timeout.

FIX:
Thanks to @SaltyGrandpa

if xPlayer ~= nil then
-- do whatever threw the error before
end

EXAMPLE FIX:

local xPlayer  = ESX.GetPlayerFromId(_source)

if xPlayer ~= nil then
    local itemQuantity = xPlayer.getInventoryItem('item').count
    SetTimeout(5000, function()
    xPlayer.removeInventoryItem('item', 1)		  
    Transform(source, zone)	
    end)
end

REMARK
You have to implement this fix in each script (server side) that have harverst/treamtment/selling functions with xPlayer calls

BR

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I’ve had a good bit of resources cause the same error. I’ve started adding an if statement to them, like so:

if xPlayer ~= nil then
-- do whatever threw the error before
end
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Thank you, I will try this

local xPlayer  = ESX.GetPlayerFromId(_source)

if xPlayer ~= nil then
    local itemQuantity = xPlayer.getInventoryItem('item').count
    SetTimeout(5000, function()
    xPlayer.removeInventoryItem('item', 2)		  
    Transform(source, zone)	
    end)
end

Does this have the same effect ?

local xPlayer  = ESX.GetPlayerFromId(_source)

    local itemQuantity = xPlayer.getInventoryItem('item').count
    SetTimeout(5000, function()
    if xPlayer ~= nil then
    xPlayer.removeInventoryItem('item', 2)		  
    Transform(source, zone)	
    end
    end)

BR

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I’m testing it and it seems to work ! Thank you @SaltyGrandpa , I’m suprised that this simple fix wasn’t shared. I may edit the title because I think your fix will help a lot of people.

You rocks

BR

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It’s probably worth noting that the error isn’t a huge deal. The script will more than likely continue to function normally. I just like a nice, clean server console so I know if and when something does go wrong.

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The real fix is to save the source first like this

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Can confirm it works like a charm. Many thanks were given on this day. It’s basically the poor man’s version of threading, I suppose.

RegisterNetEvent(‘PuFGGs:AddPlayerBlipPolice’)

AddEventHandler(‘PuFGGs:AddPlayerBlipPolice’, function(source)

if Config.EnableESXIdentity then

    local xPlayer  = ESX.GetPlayerFromId(source)

    local result = MySQL.Sync.fetchAll('SELECT firstname, lastname FROM users WHERE identifier = @identifier', {

        ['@identifier'] = xPlayer.identifier

    })

    local firstname = result[1].firstname

    local lastname  = result[1].lastname

    local data = {

        firstname = firstname,

        lastname  = lastname,

    }

end

TriggerEvent(‘eblips:add’, {name = data.firstname … " " … lastname, src = source, color = 3})

TriggerClientEvent(‘mythic_notify:client:SendAlert’, source, { type = ‘inform’, text = ‘GPSi Açtın’ })

end)

how can fix this

How to fix XPlayer? And name script?

local topFrame = script.Parent:WaitForChild(“TopFrame”)

local bottomFrame = script.Parent:WaitForChild(“BottomFrame”)

local rStorage = game:GetService(“ReplicatedStorage”)

local rEvents = rStorage:WaitForChild(“RemoteEvents”)

rEvents.AddWaitingPlayer.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(plr)

local frame = game:GetService(“ReplicatedFirst”):WaitForChild(“WaitingPlayerFrame”):Clone()

frame.Parent = topFrame.PlayersFrame

frame.NameText.Text = plr.Name

frame.PlayerCharacterImage.Image = game.Players:GetUserThumbnailAsync(plr.UserId,Enum.ThumbnailType.HeadShot,Enum.ThumbnailSize.Size420x420)

end) dosent work. it says attempt to index number with ‘Name’ i need halp

Totally agree!! Thank you, Salty!!

SCRIPT ERROR: @es_extended/server/main.lua:93: attempt to index a nil value (local ‘result’)

ref (@es_extended/server/main.lua:93) (@mysql-async/mysql-async.js:14959)
Hey, this is my Error anyone can solve this?

I have a similar problem

attempt to index a nil value (local “item”)

anyone able to help me ?

Where would I put this I’m having a hard time finding where it would go… Please help I really like this inventory and would like to keep it

I’m a little newer to this all so could you give an example of somewhere it could be

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SCRIPT ERROR: @es_extended/server/main.lua:464: attempt to index a nil value (local ‘xPlayer’) any idea on how i could fix this?

ESX.RegisterServerCallback(‘esx:getPlayerData’, function(source, cb)
local xPlayer = ESX.GetPlayerFromId(source)

cb({
	identifier   = xPlayer.identifier,
	accounts     = xPlayer.getAccounts(),
	inventory    = xPlayer.getInventory(),
	job          = xPlayer.getJob(),
	loadout      = xPlayer.getLoadout(),
	money        = xPlayer.getMoney()
})

end)

Im getting this error when attempting to access an LTD shop

money = xPlayer.getMoney()

TriggerClientEvent(‘banking:updateCash’, _source, money)

local xPlayer = ESX.GetPlayerFromId(source)

TriggerClientEvent(‘isPed:UpdateCash’, source, xPlayer.getMoney())

TriggerClientEvent(‘updateMyCashHere’, source, xPlayer.getMoney())

end)

This is the block of code throwing the following error:

@banking/server.lua:214: attempt to index a nil value (local ‘xPlayer’)

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

SCRIPT ERROR: @es_extended/server/main.lua:526: attempt to index a nil value (local ‘xPlayer’)
How i could fix this?

ESX.RegisterServerCallback(‘esx:getOtherPlayerData’, function(source, cb, target)
local xPlayer = ESX.GetPlayerFromId(target)

cb({
	identifier   = xPlayer.identifier,
	accounts     = xPlayer.getAccounts(),
	inventory    = xPlayer.getInventory(),
	job          = xPlayer.getJob(),
	loadout      = xPlayer.getLoadout(),
	lastPosition = xPlayer.getLastPosition(),
	money        = xPlayer.getMoney()
})

end)

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i have the same error =(