Can a module script in any way use a recursive function?
for example
function module.EditAllParts(Parts, Transparency, Color, Visible)
...
EditAllParts(v, Transparency)
...
end
Will create an error message, "Unknown global EditAllParts" Any way around this?
Yes, and I used this to create a GetDescendants module.
Think of it this way: Every variable that you create in a script is stored in a table called the environment. The environment in your script:
{
module = {
function EditAllParts(arguments)
--lots of stuff
end
}
}
So, you can't just access the function directly, as the function isn't a direct member of the environment. Much like you can't access a part like game.Part. You have to access the module first, then call EditAllParts from there.
function module.EditAllParts(Parts, Transparency, Color, Visible)
--stuff
module.EditAllParts(v, Transparency) --Remember the module
--more stuff
end
Another option is to define your function normally:
function myWhatever(n)
myWhatever(n - 1)
end
and then just export that function:
local module = {
myWhatever = myWhatever
}
return module
-- or, simply `return myWhatever`
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local r = require(modulescript)
r.myWhatever(10)
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