How can I make custom events with OOP?

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#1

I see modules like:

local hitbox = hitbox.New()
hitbox.OnTouch:Connect(function()
end

I want to know how to make these custom events

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#2

Heres an example:

local core = {}
core.__index = core
local events = {
   onTouch = Instance.new("BindableEvent")
}

function core.new()
    local self = setmetatable({},core)
    self.onTouch = events.onTouch.Event
    return self
end

return core

If you dont want to use bindable events then you can use Signal module

#3

Thanrk you, and also can I ask, I just wanted to know why do people use self as a variable, does it make any difference if you use a different variable name?

#4

for the new function, you do not need to declare the variable as ‘self’. for other functions in oop, you use self because it refers to the class itself

#5

You can use any variable you want instead of using self in new().

#6

In terms of the post you’re replying to, self is just a preference that programmers use for some reason. It doesn’t have to be used. I believe it is generally used because that is what other functions belonging to the class have to use, and it creates consistency.