# How gui node get same exact position in game object **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions\ **Created:** [October 10, 2023, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464 "2023-10-10T05:53:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Alex\_8BitSkull](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/alex_8bitskull/32/5424_2.png) [@Alex\_8BitSkull](https://forum.defold.com/u/Alex_8BitSkull)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464/21 "2023-10-11T07:28:07Z")
This is not how you require a module: ```lua local card_prop = "card/cardglue" ``` In my previous post I outlined how to do it: ```lua local card_prop = require "path.to.card_prop" ``` I am guessing your module is called cardglue.lua and stored in a folder called card. In that case: ```lua local card_prop = require "card.cardglue" ``` ---
**Author:** ![Kunyum](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a9a28c/32.png) [@Kunyum](https://forum.defold.com/u/Kunyum)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464/22 "2023-10-11T07:32:08Z")
still same error so to declare in require directory is not “/” but “.” ```lua local card_prop = "card.cardglue" function init(self) msg.post("@render:", "use_fixed_fit_projection", { near = -1, far = 1 }) card_prop.store_card_id_pos("/card/card.go") end ``` ---
**Author:** ![Mathias\_Westerdahl](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/mathias_westerdahl/32/228_2.png) [@Mathias\_Westerdahl](https://forum.defold.com/u/Mathias_Westerdahl)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464/23 "2023-10-11T07:33:05Z")
```lua local card_prop = "card.cardglue" ``` This is still not correct. Read his suggestions _carefully_ 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kunyum](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a9a28c/32.png) [@Kunyum](https://forum.defold.com/u/Kunyum)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 7:34am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464/24 "2023-10-11T07:34:39Z")
ok my bad i am typo. i am so sad about it ---
**Author:** ![Kunyum](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a9a28c/32.png) [@Kunyum](https://forum.defold.com/u/Kunyum)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464/25 "2023-10-11T07:42:11Z")
still nil value ```lua function card_prop.store_card_id_pos(card_id) card_id_pos = go.get_position(go.get_id(card_id)) print(card_id_pos) end ``` this is my go object script ```lua local card_prop = require "card.cardglue" function init(self) msg.post("@render:", "use_fixed_fit_projection", { near = -1, far = 1 }) card_prop.store_card_id_pos("/card/card.go") end ``` this is the error ERROR:SCRIPT: card/cardglue.lua:9: Instance (null) not found stack traceback: [C]👎 in function get\_position card/cardglue.lua:9: in function store\_card\_id\_pos card/card\_spawn.script:5: in function \ ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_8BitSkull](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/alex_8bitskull/32/5424_2.png) [@Alex\_8BitSkull](https://forum.defold.com/u/Alex_8BitSkull)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 7:48am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464/26 "2023-10-11T07:48:47Z")
The go id doesn’t look right. Have a look at this manual: > **[Addressing in Defold](https://defold.com/manuals/addressing/)** > > This manual explains how Defold has solved the problem of addressing. You don’t use “.go” when getting an id. It seems to me you are using “Path” rather than “Url”: ![image](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/0/c/0c64d34863ac10aa7ebfad66e0d2b92087919efe.png) ---
**Author:** ![Kunyum](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a9a28c/32.png) [@Kunyum](https://forum.defold.com/u/Kunyum)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464/27 "2023-10-11T07:51:50Z")
seems the autocomplete code get little mess because it’s said required path.But whatever i will change it ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_8BitSkull](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/alex_8bitskull/32/5424_2.png) [@Alex\_8BitSkull](https://forum.defold.com/u/Alex_8BitSkull)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 7:52am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464/28 "2023-10-11T07:52:47Z")
> [@Kunyum](#): > > `"/card/card.go"` To be clear, it’s this part that is wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Kunyum](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a9a28c/32.png) [@Kunyum](https://forum.defold.com/u/Kunyum)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464/29 "2023-10-11T07:53:15Z")
yes , i am understand sir ---
**Author:** ![Kunyum](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a9a28c/32.png) [@Kunyum](https://forum.defold.com/u/Kunyum)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464/30 "2023-10-11T08:00:42Z")
ok the print result is appear DEBUG:SCRIPT: Listening for debugger on 0.0.0.0 DEBUG:SCRIPT: Debugger connected from 127.0.0.1 DEBUG:SCRIPT: vmath.vector3(58, 253, 0) but when I using ```lua gui.set_position(gui_node, card_id_pos) ``` this error is appear ERROR:SCRIPT: card/cardglue.lua:15: bad argument #2 to ‘set\_position’ (vector4 expected, got nil) stack traceback: [C]👎 in function set\_position card/cardglue.lua:15: in function size card/card.gui\_script:4: in function \ I assuming gui and game object vector properties is different ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_8BitSkull](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/alex_8bitskull/32/5424_2.png) [@Alex\_8BitSkull](https://forum.defold.com/u/Alex_8BitSkull)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464/31 "2023-10-11T08:05:16Z")
No, the vectors are the same. What does print( gui\_node, card\_id\_pos) just before line 15 output? ---
**Author:** ![Kunyum](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a9a28c/32.png) [@Kunyum](https://forum.defold.com/u/Kunyum)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464/32 "2023-10-11T08:10:29Z")
are you mean this DEBUG:SCRIPT: Listening for debugger on 0.0.0.0 DEBUG:SCRIPT: Debugger connected from 127.0.0.1 ERROR:SCRIPT: card/cardglue.lua:15: bad argument #2 to ‘set\_position’ (vector4 expected, got nil) stack traceback: [C]👎 in function set\_position card/cardglue.lua:15: in function size card/card.gui\_script:4: in function \ ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_8BitSkull](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/alex_8bitskull/32/5424_2.png) [@Alex\_8BitSkull](https://forum.defold.com/u/Alex_8BitSkull)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464/33 "2023-10-11T08:14:45Z")
```lua function card_prop.size(gui_node, card_id) gui_node = gui.get_node(gui_node) print(gui_node, card_id_pos) --I want to see the output of this gui.set_position(gui_node, card_id_pos) return gui_node, card_id end ``` ---
**Author:** ![Kunyum](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a9a28c/32.png) [@Kunyum](https://forum.defold.com/u/Kunyum)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464/34 "2023-10-11T08:16:21Z")
DEBUG:SCRIPT: box@(133, 544, 0) nil this print result is appear ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_8BitSkull](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/alex_8bitskull/32/5424_2.png) [@Alex\_8BitSkull](https://forum.defold.com/u/Alex_8BitSkull)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464/35 "2023-10-11T08:21:43Z")
Are you sure you are calling card\_prop.store\_card\_id\_pos() **before** card\_prop.size()? If you are doing both in init() then the order is not guaranteed. ---
**Author:** ![Kunyum](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a9a28c/32.png) [@Kunyum](https://forum.defold.com/u/Kunyum)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464/36 "2023-10-11T08:29:43Z")
i am not sure because i am newbie here. You are more advanced than me. Then do you have any advice for me? ps : I learn a lot from this case about debugging. Many thanks of that ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_8BitSkull](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/alex_8bitskull/32/5424_2.png) [@Alex\_8BitSkull](https://forum.defold.com/u/Alex_8BitSkull)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464/37 "2023-10-11T08:34:33Z")
If you zip up the project (first delete “build” and “.internal” folders) then I can take a look. ---
**Author:** ![Kunyum](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a9a28c/32.png) [@Kunyum](https://forum.defold.com/u/Kunyum)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464/38 "2023-10-11T08:39:24Z")
here is the file [Mobile game.zip](https://forum.defold.com/uploads/short-url/fJNnb2z0CQpx8Jwq0ldQyikTSkZ.zip) (203.6 KB) many thanks about your sincerity. ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_8BitSkull](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/alex_8bitskull/32/5424_2.png) [@Alex\_8BitSkull](https://forum.defold.com/u/Alex_8BitSkull)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464/39 "2023-10-11T08:46:11Z")
Yes, it’s an order issue. If you do this in card.gui\_script: ```lua timer.delay(0.01, false, function() card_prop.size("card_front", "/card") end) ``` Then this function will run _after_ the go equivalent. ---
**Author:** ![Kunyum](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a9a28c/32.png) [@Kunyum](https://forum.defold.com/u/Kunyum)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464/40 "2023-10-11T08:52:25Z")
wow it’s working . so in my case i must using timer to resolve this problem [Previous page](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-gui-node-get-same-exact-position-in-game-object/74464.md?page=3)