Can anyone explain this to me?

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Code :
local TweenService = game:GetService(“TweenService”)

local hinge = script.Parent.Hinge
local prompt = script.Parent.Door.ProximityPrompt

local goalOpen = {}
goalOpen.CFrame = hinge.CFrame * CFrame.Angles(0, math.rad(90), 0)

local goalClose = {}
goalClose.CFrame = hinge.CFrame * CFrame.Angles(0, 0, 0)

local tweenInfo = TweenInfo.new(1)
local tweenOpen = TweenService:Create(hinge, tweenInfo, goalOpen)
local tweenClose = TweenService:Create(hinge, tweenInfo, goalClose)

prompt.Triggered:Connect(function()
if prompt.ActionText == “Close” then
tweenClose:Play()
prompt.ActionText = “Open”
else
tweenOpen:Play()
prompt.ActionText = “Close”
end
end)

“Goalopen” and “goalclose” both apparently have cframe properties, but they are tables? I see this quite alot, I just don’t really get how tables are used for this?

2

Although they are CFrame properties, when using the TweenService to animate them, the third parameter takes a table of values to change. In this case, that table is simply held by the variables goalOpen and goalClose.

3

Also, when putting code in a post, please make sure it is in the code format. You can do this by putting three of the ` key either side, or clicking the ‘</>’ button when making the post.

It just makes it easier to understand when reading through it, because it has the proper indentation, keywork colours, etc.

4

Ahh, I get that. But how can they declare a variable which is curly brackets and then modify it a line after?

5

Yes, Will do next time I post code

6

Whenever the variable is mentioned, it just treats it as that same table again. Using a variable just makes it easier and more efficient to code it. For instance:

local variable = {"Test1", "Test2"}
--just storing the table in the variable

--so saying
if table.find(variable, "Test1") then
    print("Test1 is in the table!")
end

--is the same as saying
if table.find({"Test1", "Test2"}, "Test1") then
    print("Test1 is in the table!")
end

remember, a variable is essentially a pointer to another item.