ServiceProvider

ServiceProvider : Instance

Overview

An abstract base class that returns service Objects such as Workspace or Players.

Properties

Methods

FindService

If a service with the specified name exists, it returns that service.

If the name is incorrect or the service hasn't been created yet, an error will occur.

Parameters

string InClassName	The class name of the service to retrieve.

Return

Instance	The instance of the returned service.

Code Samples

local Workspace = game:FindService("Workspace")
local InvalidService = game:FindService("InvalidService")

GetService

If a service with the specified name exists, it returns that service.

If the provided name corresponds to a valid service, it returns the service if it already exists; if not, the service is automatically created and returned.

Parameters

string InClassName	The class name of the service to retrieve.

Return

Instance	The instance of the returned service.

Code Samples

local Players = game:GetService("Players") 
local Workspace = game:GetService("Workspace")

Events

See also

Object Reference