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Why does Instance.new() use a period and not a colon?
I looked at the Instance class on the API reference and it mentioned that Instance.new() was a function. If it is a function, how come it uses a period instead of a colon?
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Instance.new() uses a period because that’s how Roblox programmed it to be. It’s a type of built in function made also by roblox to insert objects automatically while the game is running. It doesn’t use a colon because it’s the type of built in function that performs differently than others. Take this for an example
local newPart = Instance.new(“Part”, game.Workspace) local destroyNewPart = newPart:Destroy()
Instance.new() is an independent function while other built in functions rely on an
Instance. hope this helps and I hope you understand!