FindFirstChild (Function)

FindFirstChild( String Name[, Bool recursive] ) Returns Instance child Description: Returns the first child found with a name of Name. Returns nil if no such child exists.

Description

Example

local child = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Brick")  
if child ~= nil then
    child:Remove()
end

recursive is an optional argument that, when true, will cause FindFirstChild to check through the object's child, it's children's children, and so on.

Example

Structure:
Workspace 
    Model
        Part    

local part = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Part")       -- returns nil
local part = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Part",true)  -- returns Part

See Also

Instance Hierarchy