5 replies to this topic

[MR_nesquick]

Hello

i'm just wondering... what's the difference between

function a(param1, param2)

and

a = function(param1,param2)

???

[robhol]

Nothing.

[OReezy]

function a() is syntactic sugar for a = function(). The only time it actually matters which method you use is when you put functions inside a table

local table = { a = function(var) print(var) end,}

table.a("Hello World") --> Hello World

[MR_nesquick]

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Edited by MR_nesquick, 17 January 2014 - 02:40 PM.

[Bomb Bloke]

This post expands further on the subject.

[theoriginalbit]

To expand on the link to my explanation that Bomb Bloke posted, the main section you should read is the spoilers.
Now the spoilers directly deal with localised functions, due to the fact that it is where the way you define begins to differ, but it will definitely help you understand better