Global Function

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#1

How would I be able to use a global function on a localscript?

#2

You can use a global function on a local script.

The only thing that’s different is that the function will only apply to what local script is applying to.

It won’t be applied anywhere else.

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#3

global function is every function that isn’t local.(Put _G before name of function, for example
_G.fun = function()

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#4 
_G.SomeFunction = function()
     --is useful when it's a single function and is being used not too often, but many of your scripts are 
     --using it
end

And local script and global variable aren’t the same things.

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#5

The recommended method is to use Modules.

--Module - let's say we put it in ReplicateStorage

local m = {}

m.Func = function()
   print("Func")
end

return m

local module = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.Module)

module.Func()

You can also use the Global … type?.. modifer? (not sure what its called)
These are shareable between scripts of the same type (client / server - they don’t cross)

--script 1
_G.Func = function()
   print("Global Func")
end

--script 2
_G.Func()

In both cases - if you create a global or reference a module on the client, it can only be shared on the client.
Same applies if you create a global/reference a module on the server.

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