Wire

Inherits from: Instance → Object

Wire connects one or more Instances to form a processing graph of their streams. Each Wire connects a source and target instance, and a source and target "pin" within each of those instances. Pins are string identifiers that select which stream is to be carried by the wire.

At the moment, only audio streams are supported, but this may expand in the future.

The following instances may be connected by Wires:

Inherits from: Instance

Memory category: Instances

Properties

Name	Type / Returns	Description
Wire.Connected	boolean	Denotes whether the `Wire` is carrying a stream of data.
Wire.SourceInstance	Instance	The `Instance` producing a stream to be carried over the wire.
Wire.SourceName	string	The name of the pin on `SourceInstance` that is producing a stream.
Wire.TargetInstance	Instance	The `Instance` to receive a stream from `SourceInstance`.
Wire.TargetName	string	The name of the pin on `TargetInstance` that is receiving a stream.

Inherited from Instance

Name	Type / Returns	Description
Instance.Archivable	boolean	Determines if an `Instance` and its descendants can be cloned using `Instance:Clone()`, and can be saved/published.
Instance.archivable	boolean
Instance.Capabilities	SecurityCapabilities	The set of capabilities allowed to be used for scripts inside this container.
Instance.IsInSandbox	boolean	Indicates whether the instance is inside a sandboxed container.
Instance.Name	string	A non-unique identifier of the `Instance`.
Instance.Parent	Instance	Determines the hierarchical parent of the `Instance`.
Instance.PredictionMode	PredictionMode	Reflects the client-side prediction mode applied to the instance under server-authoritative physics.
Instance.RobloxLocked	boolean	A deprecated property that used to protect `CoreGui` objects.
Instance.Sandboxed	boolean	When enabled, the instance can only access abilities in its `Capabilities` list.
Instance.UniqueId	UniqueId	A unique identifier for the instance.

Inherited from Object

Name	Type / Returns	Description
Object.ClassName	string	A read-only string representing the class this `Object` belongs to.
Object.className	string

Wire.Connected

Denotes whether the Wire is connected, meaning its SourceInstance, TargetInstance, SourceName, and TargetName properties are all assigned, the corresponding SourceName and TargetName pins exist on SourceInstance and TargetInstance respectively, and the connection does not result in a cyclic processing graph.

Field	Value
type	boolean
tags	["ReadOnly","NotReplicated"]
security	{"read":"None","write":"None"}
thread safety	ReadSafe
category	Connections
serialization	{"can_load":false,"can_save":true}
capabilities	["Basic"]

Wire.SourceInstance

The Instance producing a stream to be carried over the wire. At the moment, only audio streams are wirable.

Field	Value
type	Instance
security	{"read":"None","write":"None"}
thread safety	ReadSafe
category	Connections
serialization	{"can_load":true,"can_save":true}
capabilities	["Basic"]

Wire.SourceName

The name of the pin on SourceInstance that is producing a stream. At the moment, various audio instances only have an Output pin, but this may expand in the future. The default value of this property is Output so it is not yet necessary to change.

Field	Value
type	string
security	{"read":"None","write":"None"}
thread safety	ReadSafe
category	Connections
serialization	{"can_load":true,"can_save":true}
capabilities	["Basic"]

Wire.TargetInstance

The Instance intended to receive a stream from SourceInstance. Currently, only audio streams are wirable.

Field	Value
type	Instance
security	{"read":"None","write":"None"}
thread safety	ReadSafe
category	Connections
serialization	{"can_load":true,"can_save":true}
capabilities	["Basic"]

Wire.TargetName

The name of the pin on TargetInstance that is receiving a stream. At the moment, audio instances typically have an Input pin, but AudioCompressor has an additional Sidechain pin. This may expand in the future.

Field	Value
type	string
security	{"read":"None","write":"None"}
thread safety	ReadSafe
category	Connections
serialization	{"can_load":true,"can_save":true}
capabilities	["Basic"]

Methods

Inherited from Instance

Name	Type / Returns	Description
Instance:AddTag	()	Applies a tag to the instance.
Instance:children	Instances	Returns an array of the object's children.
Instance:ClearAllChildren	()	This method destroys all of an instance's children.
Instance:Clone	Instance	Create a copy of an instance and all its descendants, ignoring instances that are not `Archivable`.
Instance:clone	Instance
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:FindFirstAncestor	Instance?	Returns the first ancestor of the `Instance` whose `Instance.Name` is equal to the given name.
Instance:FindFirstAncestorOfClass	Instance?	Returns the first ancestor of the `Instance` whose `Object.ClassName` is equal to the given className.
Instance:FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA	Instance?	Returns the first ancestor of the `Instance` for whom `Object:IsA()` returns true for the given className.
Instance:FindFirstChild	Instance?	Returns the first child of the `Instance` found with the given name.
Instance:findFirstChild	Instance
Instance:FindFirstChildOfClass	Instance?	Returns the first child of the `Instance` whose `ClassName` is equal to the given class name.
Instance:FindFirstChildWhichIsA	Instance?	Returns the first child of the `Instance` for whom `Object:IsA()` returns true for the given className.
Instance:FindFirstDescendant	Instance?	Returns the first descendant found with the given `Instance.Name`.
Instance:GetActor	Actor?	Returns the `Actor` associated with the Instance, if any.
Instance:GetAttribute	Variant	Returns the value which has been assigned to the given attribute name.
Instance:GetAttributeChangedSignal	RBXScriptSignal	Returns an event that fires when the given attribute changes.
Instance:GetAttributes	Dictionary	Returns a dictionary of the instance's attributes.
Instance:GetChildren	Instances	Returns an array containing all of the instance's children.
Instance:getChildren	Instances
Instance:GetDebugId	string	Returns a coded string of the debug ID used internally by Roblox.
Instance:GetDescendants	Instances	Returns an array containing all of the descendants of the instance.
Instance:GetFullName	string	Returns a string describing the instance's ancestry.
Instance:GetStyled	Variant	Returns the styled or explicitly modified value of the specified property, or else the default property value if it hasn't been styled/modified.
Instance:GetStyledPropertyChangedSignal	RBXScriptSignal	Returns an event that fires when the given style property changes on the instance.
Instance:GetTags	Array	Gets an array of all tags applied to the instance.
Instance:HasTag	boolean	Check whether the instance has a given tag.
Instance:IsAncestorOf	boolean	Returns true if an `Instance` is an ancestor of the given descendant.
Instance:IsDescendantOf	boolean	Returns `true` if an `Instance` is a descendant of the given ancestor.
Instance:isDescendantOf	boolean
Instance:IsPropertyModified	boolean	Returns `true` if the value stored in the specified property is not equal to the code-instantiated default.
Instance:QueryDescendants	Instances	Returns 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:WaitForChild	Instance	Returns 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

Name	Type / Returns	Description
Object:GetPropertyChangedSignal	RBXScriptSignal	Get an event that fires when a given property of the object changes.
Object:IsA	boolean	Returns true if an object's class matches or inherits from a given class.
Object:isA	boolean

Events

Inherited from Instance

Name	Type / Returns	Description
Instance.AncestryChanged		Fires when the `Instance.Parent` property of this object or one of its ancestors is changed.
Instance.AttributeChanged		Fires whenever an attribute is changed on the `Instance`.
Instance.ChildAdded		Fires after an object is parented to this `Instance`.
Instance.childAdded
Instance.ChildRemoved		Fires after a child is removed from this `Instance`.
Instance.DescendantAdded		Fires after a descendant is added to the `Instance`.
Instance.DescendantRemoving		Fires immediately before a descendant of the `Instance` is removed.
Instance.Destroying		Fires immediately before (or is deferred until after) the instance is destroyed via `Instance:Destroy()`.
Instance.StyledPropertiesChanged		Fires whenever any style property is changed on the instance, including when a property is set to `nil`.

Inherited from Object

Name	Type / Returns	Description
Object.Changed		Fires immediately after a property of the object changes, with some limitations.