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MakeupDescription

Inherits from: Instance → Object

MakeupDescription is an object that stores the description for a makeup item. It is meant to be placed underneath a HumanoidDescription in order to work with Humanoid:ApplyDescriptionAsync().

Inherits from: Instance

Memory category: Instances

Properties

NameType / ReturnsDescription
MakeupDescription.AssetIdint64The asset ID that should be applied when applying this MakeupDescription.
MakeupDescription.InstanceInstanceA reference to the Instance that should be used when applying this MakeupDescription.
MakeupDescription.MakeupTypeMakeupTypeThe MakeupType of the makeup item referred to by this description.
MakeupDescription.OrderintThe layering sort order for the makeup item.

Inherited from Instance

NameType / ReturnsDescription
Instance.ArchivablebooleanDetermines if an Instance and its descendants can be cloned using Instance:Clone(), and can be saved/published.
Instance.archivableboolean
Instance.CapabilitiesSecurityCapabilitiesThe set of capabilities allowed to be used for scripts inside this container.
Instance.IsInSandboxbooleanIndicates whether the instance is inside a sandboxed container.
Instance.NamestringA non-unique identifier of the Instance.
Instance.ParentInstanceDetermines the hierarchical parent of the Instance.
Instance.PredictionModePredictionModeReflects the client-side prediction mode applied to the instance under server-authoritative physics.
Instance.RobloxLockedbooleanA deprecated property that used to protect CoreGui objects.
Instance.SandboxedbooleanWhen enabled, the instance can only access abilities in its Capabilities list.
Instance.UniqueIdUniqueIdA unique identifier for the instance.

Inherited from Object

NameType / ReturnsDescription
Object.ClassNamestringA read-only string representing the class this Object belongs to.
Object.classNamestring

MakeupDescription.AssetId

The asset ID that should be applied when applying this MakeupDescription.

FieldValue
typeint64
security{"read":"None","write":"None"}
thread safetyReadSafe
categoryData
serialization{"can_load":true,"can_save":true}
capabilities["AvatarAppearance"]

MakeupDescription.Instance

A reference to the Instance that should be used when applying this MakeupDescription. This property can be used instead of AssetId to apply makeup without uploading it to the platform.

FieldValue
typeInstance
security{"read":"None","write":"None"}
thread safetyReadSafe
categoryData
serialization{"can_load":true,"can_save":true}
capabilities["AvatarAppearance"]

MakeupDescription.MakeupType

The MakeupType of the makeup item referred to by this description.

FieldValue
typeMakeupType
security{"read":"None","write":"None"}
thread safetyReadSafe
categoryData
serialization{"can_load":true,"can_save":true}
capabilities["AvatarAppearance"]

MakeupDescription.Order

The sort order used when layering this makeup item relative to other makeup items. Lower values are applied first, with higher values rendered on top. If the same ordered values is used, the tie breaker will be the AssetID.

FieldValue
typeint
security{"read":"None","write":"None"}
thread safetyReadSafe
categoryData
serialization{"can_load":true,"can_save":true}
capabilities["AvatarAppearance"]

Methods

NameType / ReturnsDescription
MakeupDescription:GetAppliedInstanceInstanceReturns the applied makeup Instance.

Inherited from Instance

NameType / ReturnsDescription
Instance:AddTag()Applies a tag to the instance.
Instance:childrenInstancesReturns an array of the object's children.
Instance:ClearAllChildren()This method destroys all of an instance's children.
Instance:CloneInstanceCreate a copy of an instance and all its descendants, ignoring instances that are not Archivable.
Instance:cloneInstance
Instance:Destroy()Sets the Instance.Parent property to nil, locks the Instance.Parent property, disconnects all connections, and calls Destroy() on all children.
Instance:destroy()
Instance:FindFirstAncestorInstance?Returns the first ancestor of the Instance whose Instance.Name is equal to the given name.
Instance:FindFirstAncestorOfClassInstance?Returns the first ancestor of the Instance whose Object.ClassName is equal to the given className.
Instance:FindFirstAncestorWhichIsAInstance?Returns the first ancestor of the Instance for whom Object:IsA() returns true for the given className.
Instance:FindFirstChildInstance?Returns the first child of the Instance found with the given name.
Instance:findFirstChildInstance
Instance:FindFirstChildOfClassInstance?Returns the first child of the Instance whose ClassName is equal to the given class name.
Instance:FindFirstChildWhichIsAInstance?Returns the first child of the Instance for whom Object:IsA() returns true for the given className.
Instance:FindFirstDescendantInstance?Returns the first descendant found with the given Instance.Name.
Instance:GetActorActor?Returns the Actor associated with the Instance, if any.
Instance:GetAttributeVariantReturns the value which has been assigned to the given attribute name.
Instance:GetAttributeChangedSignalRBXScriptSignalReturns an event that fires when the given attribute changes.
Instance:GetAttributesDictionaryReturns a dictionary of the instance's attributes.
Instance:GetChildrenInstancesReturns an array containing all of the instance's children.
Instance:getChildrenInstances
Instance:GetDebugIdstringReturns a coded string of the debug ID used internally by Roblox.
Instance:GetDescendantsInstancesReturns an array containing all of the descendants of the instance.
Instance:GetFullNamestringReturns a string describing the instance's ancestry.
Instance:GetStyledVariantReturns the styled or explicitly modified value of the specified property, or else the default property value if it hasn't been styled/modified.
Instance:GetStyledPropertyChangedSignalRBXScriptSignalReturns an event that fires when the given style property changes on the instance.
Instance:GetTagsArrayGets an array of all tags applied to the instance.
Instance:HasTagbooleanCheck whether the instance has a given tag.
Instance:IsAncestorOfbooleanReturns true if an Instance is an ancestor of the given descendant.
Instance:IsDescendantOfbooleanReturns true if an Instance is a descendant of the given ancestor.
Instance:isDescendantOfboolean
Instance:IsPropertyModifiedbooleanReturns true if the value stored in the specified property is not equal to the code-instantiated default.
Instance:QueryDescendantsInstancesReturns an array containing all descendants of the instance that match the selector string.
Instance:Remove()Sets the object's Parent to nil, and does the same for all its descendants.
Instance:remove()
Instance:RemoveTag()Removes a tag from the instance.
Instance:ResetPropertyToDefault()Resets a property to its default value.
Instance:SetAttribute()Sets the attribute with the given name to the given value.
Instance:WaitForChildInstanceReturns the child of the Instance with the given name. If the child does not exist, it will yield the current thread until it does.

Inherited from Object

NameType / ReturnsDescription
Object:GetPropertyChangedSignalRBXScriptSignalGet an event that fires when a given property of the object changes.
Object:IsAbooleanReturns true if an object's class matches or inherits from a given class.
Object:isAboolean

MakeupDescription:GetAppliedInstance

Returns the applied makeup Decal if this MakeupDescription is the child of an applied HumanoidDescription parented to a Humanoid. However, if multiple MakeupDescription exist in the parented MakeupDescription, they will be composed into a single makeup Decal.

Returns

TypeDescription
InstanceThe single composed makeup Decal parented under the character's head.
FieldValue
securityNone
thread safetyUnsafe
capabilities["AvatarAppearance"]

Events

Inherited from Instance

NameType / ReturnsDescription
Instance.AncestryChangedFires when the Instance.Parent property of this object or one of its ancestors is changed.
Instance.AttributeChangedFires whenever an attribute is changed on the Instance.
Instance.ChildAddedFires after an object is parented to this Instance.
Instance.childAdded
Instance.ChildRemovedFires after a child is removed from this Instance.
Instance.DescendantAddedFires after a descendant is added to the Instance.
Instance.DescendantRemovingFires immediately before a descendant of the Instance is removed.
Instance.DestroyingFires immediately before (or is deferred until after) the instance is destroyed via Instance:Destroy().
Instance.StyledPropertiesChangedFires whenever any style property is changed on the instance, including when a property is set to nil.

Inherited from Object

NameType / ReturnsDescription
Object.ChangedFires immediately after a property of the object changes, with some limitations.