Does the order in which you write a if statement affect the way it runs?
I have this code, which would error if it was written this way:
if closestPart.Contents.item.Value == "" and closestPart then return end
But would work fine if written this way:
if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.F and active == false and closestPart then
Does switching the order change the outcome of the if statement?
Thanks
Yes. Boolean expressions like that are shortened if chains.
if closestPart.Contents.item.Value == "" and closestPart then return end
equals
if closestPart.Contents.item.Value == "" then
if closestPart then
return
because Lua stop checking once it knows the outcome.
Of course checking if closestPart exists last.. makes no sense, same for the expression.
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