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React to a prompt event

v2 · Activity 1 of 4 · events · connections · 28 min Requires Roblox Studio

Chapter outline

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Mini-mission

An event announces something that happened. prompt.Triggered:Connect(callback) registers a callback; it does not immediately call that callback.

Triggered supplies the Player who used the prompt. Use that parameter rather than guessing which player interacted.

Your task

Put a ProximityPrompt inside WorkshopLamp. Connect once on the server and print Lamp requested followed by the triggering player’s name.

Interface: Complete the documented Studio hierarchy and self-check the behavior outside the browser.

Input	Expected

See another example

local connection = prompt.Triggered:Connect(function(player)
    print("Visitor", player.Name)
end)

Connect returns a connection, which can later be disconnected. The callback runs when the event fires.

Syntax in this activity

New syntax: events, connections

Earlier ideas used here

client-server
replication
authority

Your explanation

Self-check rubric

The prompt appears when the character is near the Part.
Each deliberate activation produces one diagnostic line.
Walk away and verify the normal prompt UI no longer offers the action.

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Build this hierarchy

Workspace/WorkshopLamp (anchored Part)
  ProximityPrompt
ServerScriptService/PromptLog (Script, RunContext=Server)

Create an anchored Part named WorkshopLamp near the spawn.
Insert ProximityPrompt; set ActionText Inspect, ObjectText Workshop lamp, MaxActivationDistance 10, HoldDuration 0.
Insert PromptLog in ServerScriptService.

ServerScriptService/PromptLog.server.luau

Main guided reference implementation; use the hierarchy’s stated Script or ModuleScript type.

local lamp = game:GetService("Workspace"):WaitForChild("WorkshopLamp")
local prompt = lamp:WaitForChild("ProximityPrompt")
prompt.Triggered:Connect(function(player)
    print("Lamp requested", player.Name)
end)

Expected output

Using the prompt prints Lamp requested and your player name on the server.

Studio assessment checklist

The prompt appears when the character is near the Part.Each deliberate activation produces one diagnostic line.Walk away and verify the normal prompt UI no longer offers the action.

Multiplayer tests

Two clients activate the prompt and the server logs the correct triggering names.

Troubleshooting and production considerations

A missing prompt usually means the hierarchy or name differs.

Duplicate lines often mean duplicate connections or duplicate scripts.

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Explain more

An event announces something that happened. prompt.Triggered:Connect(callback) registers a callback; it does not immediately call that callback.

Triggered supplies the Player who used the prompt. Use that parameter rather than guessing which player interacted.

This first prompt prints a diagnostic only. Requests that change rewards or protected state need the validation taught in Chapter 11, even when a prompt appears to enforce distance.

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local lamp = game:GetService("Workspace"):WaitForChild("WorkshopLamp")
local prompt = lamp:WaitForChild("ProximityPrompt")
prompt.Triggered:Connect(function()
    print("Lamp requested")
end)

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