So basically I'm very curious why some people do this when creating a function
local function Eat()
Food.Parent = Enum.Organs.Stomach
end
instead, why don't they do it like this?
function Eat()
Food.Parent = Enum.Organs.Stomach
end
My point is why do some people use local function instead of function? I mean it does the same but why type the word "local" before typing the word "function" if it does the same thing?
I'll try to explain in the most simplest of examples.
you can only call local function after you declare it:
local function myfunction ()
--script
end
myfunction()
it will not work if you try to call it before it's declared:
myfunction()
local function myfunction ()
--script
end
however if the the local function is inside another function or local function.
you can only call that local function inside that function or local function:
local function firstfunction ()
local function secondfunction ()
--script
end
secondfunction()
end
things like this will not work:
local function firstfunction ()
secondfunction()
local function secondfunction ()
--script
end
end
or
local function firstfunction ()
local function secondfunction ()
--script
end
end
secondfunction()
or
secondfunction()
local function firstfunction ()
local function secondfunction ()
--script
end
end
Now, global function (functions without local)
You can call a global function anywhere as long as it is in the same script
secondfunction()
function firstfunction ()
local function secondfunction ()
--script
end
end
or
local firstfunction ()
function secondfunction ()
--script
end
end
secondfunction()
There might be things I said wrong, so check these if you want to learn more.
https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/articles/Variables
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Thank you so much for you're answer!
Well explained. Thank you.