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How could I call a function using a string, assuming it's possible?
How would I go about to call a function using only a string, which contains the same letters as the function is named?
The code I require for this to even be useful looks somewhat like this:
function afunction(x) --x is a string "abc"
local function abc()
print("Function called")
end
x()
end
Thank you for all answers.
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Perhaps you could create a dictionary for the functions to call?
function afunction(x)
local functions = { --List of functions
abc = function()
print("Function abc called");
end
}
local f = functions[x]; --Find the potential function
if f then
return f(); --If it exists, return the call.
else
warn("No function found"); --Otherwise, warn the output.
end
end
afunction("abc"); --> Function abc called
afunction("nonexistent"); --> No function found