How can I refer to an GuiElement without listing all its child names?

[WIZ4]

Instead of this:

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function on_click(event)
	local name = event.element.name

	for i, str in pairs(global.whatever) do
	if name == 'button'..i then 
	player.gui.center.frame_1.frame_2.frame_3.flow['button'..i].enabled = false
	end
	end
end

Something like that:

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function on_click(event)
	local name = event.element.name

	for i, str in pairs(global.whatever) do
	if name == 'button'..i then 
	event.element.name.enabled = false
	end
	end
end

I saw that there is "children" and "children_names", but I do not know how to use them.

[DaveMcW]

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function on_click(event)
  event.element.enabled = false
end

[WIZ4]

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function on_click(event)
  event.element.enabled = false
end

Thanks!

[WIZ4]

I would like to ask again. Is there a simplified method for calling other elements if they are in another function?
Such as how to reduce it?

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game.print(player.gui.center.frame_1.frame_2.frame_3.flow1.radiobutton.state)

[eradicator]

Store the references of frequently used elements:

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global.blahblah = {radiobutton = player.gui.center.frame_1.frame_2.frame_3.flow1.radiobutton}
game.print(global.blahblah.radiobutton.state)

Can also be compared:

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local function on_event(event)
  if event.element == global.blahblah.radiobutton then
    game.print(event.element.state)
    end
  end