How can i determine the name of a function inside of a table?

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#1

I am trying to figure out how to determine the name of a function inside of a table.

for example.

Thanks in advance!


local function f1()
--function one
end

local function f2()
--function two
end

local function f3()
--function three
end

local Funcs = {f1,f2,f3}


for a, b in ipairs(funcs) do
if b.Name == ("f3") then --how would i do this??


end
end
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#2

can you even put functions into tables???
if you can i would do this

local Funcs = {
	Func1 = f1,
	Func2 = f2,
	Func3 = f3
}
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#3

In a array you wouldn’t be able to figure out the name of the function
If it was a dictionary you could check the index

Like this.

Also yes you can.

#4

did not know that wow
what would you even be able to do with them

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#5

Can you show me an example please?

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#6

they said my post was the example lol

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#7

This is off topic so I’ll keep it short.
You could make custom classes with their own events/functions or export them from module scripts.
Quick example would be

local commands = {}

commands.ban = function(player)
    player:Kick("Banned")
end

commands.kick = function(player)
    player:Kick("Kicked")
end

The custom classes explanation is pretty advanced and there are other topics on it so I’ll just link to the best one.

All about Object Oriented Programming

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#8

I’ll include checking the index

local function f1() end
local function f2() end
local function f3() end
 
local functions = {
    ["f1"] = f1;
    ["f2"] = f2;
    ["f3"] = f3;
}

for index, func in pairs(functions) do
    if index == "f3" then
        --// do something
    end
end
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#9

honestly dont think this is that off topic, this might help OP fix his problem

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#10

You’re probably right but it was slightly off topic as OP was just asking a simple question and not asking how OOP works lol.

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#11

Hey just a question, but im trying to print(index) inside of the for loop but its not printing anything?

Probably unlikely but does it matter im on a local script??

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#12

No the type of script doesn’t matter.
Can you show me your for loop?
Because the code I sent works fine for me.

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#13 

local function Disfunction()
end

local function PosionousPremesis()
end


local Powers = {
	["Disfunction"] = Disfunction();
	["Posionous Premesis"] = PosionousPremesis();
}


	uis.InputBegan:Connect(function(key)
		
		if key.KeyCode == Keybind or key.KeyCode == Keybind2 then 
			print("Pressed")--prints
			
			for index, TempFunction in pairs(Powers) do
				print(""..index)--doesnt print
				
				
			end
		
			
			
			
			
		end
	end)
#14

Remove the () from the functions you’re running them and setting the indexes to what they return which is nil and removes the indexes from the dictionary.

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#15

WOW [facepalm]. Thanks for the time.

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