For variable assigment, "or" or "if then else" should be used?

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#1

I have recently found today that weirdly, to assign variables you could use if then else…
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which weirdly actually works

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I found this sometimes to be kinda like making a variable where you sometimes use “or”

local value1 = nil
local value2 = "stuff"

local epicStuffNameNoIDea = value1 or value2
--(basically = if value1 then value1 else value2)

So i was wondering which is better? or or if then else?
from that style lua guide stuff idk i forgot, apparently you should always use if then else instead of or but i personally think it comes from situation (like you wouldn’t want to repeat value1 when you can just use or) or personal preference

#2

If your value is as simple as you showed us then (“or/and”) it would be great. But, for complicated values I personally do use

local value = value1 == 2 and value2 == 1 and value1 or value2

but you should use if-then-else as it’s easier to understand.

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#3

It’s better to use if-then-else, because it’s mentioned in the Roblox Lua Style Guide

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#4

i didn’t even know you could do that with and

#5

Well know you do. I usually overuse that method lol.

#6

It’s also a custom luau feature that doesnt exist in any other version of lua. A lot more readable too.

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