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What is wrong with my MetaTable Arguments?
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I'm trying to make a simple equation solver, and I get the following error:
- Workspace.Script:6: attempt to call local 'A' (a number value)
"A" is a Number Value since I placed numbers only as Arguments. What am I doing wrong? Any and all help is appreciated.
local Equation = {
C = 0;
}
function Equation.SolveForC(A,x,B,y)
Equation.C = A(x) + B(y)
print(Equation.C)
end
Equation.SolveForC(2,3,2,3)
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Your problem is A(x). Lua treats this as a function call, when you actually want to multiply. Instead, do "Equiation.C = A*x + B*y" GoldenPhysics 474 — 8y
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Why do you always post comments instead of answers, GoldenPhysics? ProgrammerA10 85 — 8y
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They're shorter. GoldenPhysics 474 — 8y
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There are no metatables involved here BlueTaslem 18071 — 8y
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The answer is simple: You did not use correct Lua formatting for multiplication. In Lua, it is only ever x * y, never x(y) or y(x). Here is the corrected code:
local Equation = {
C = 0;
}
function Equation.SolveForC(A,x,B,y)
Equation.C = A*x + B*y
print(Equation.C)
end
Equation.SolveForC(2,3,2,3)
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