setscriptable

Sets whether a property is scriptable.

Syntax

setscriptable(object: Object, property: string, scriptable: boolean) -> boolean

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`object`	`Object`	The object, including an `Instance`
`property`	`string`	The property name
`scriptable`	`boolean`	The new scriptability

Returns

Type	Description
`boolean`	The previous scriptability; false is returned for a property that cannot be resolved

Description

setscriptable changes whether a property is accessible through normal scripting. This can make hidden properties accessible via regular property access.

Not every hidden property supports this operation. Changing scriptability can also be observable by game code, so restore the previous value as soon as it is no longer needed.

Example

local part = Instance.new("Part")

-- Make a hidden property scriptable
local wasScriptable = setscriptable(part, "size_xml", true)

-- Now we can access it normally
print(part.size_xml)

-- Restore original state
setscriptable(part, "size_xml", wasScriptable)

Making Hidden Properties Accessible

local function exposeProperty(instance, propName)
    local wasScriptable = setscriptable(instance, propName, true)
    return function()
        setscriptable(instance, propName, wasScriptable)
    end
end

-- Use
local restore = exposeProperty(part, "size_xml")
print(part.size_xml) -- Now accessible
restore() -- Restore original state

isscriptable - Check scriptability
gethiddenproperty - Alternative for hidden properties