How do I link a function to a variable, while passing parameters to it, and not calling it?

[coolname9001]

Alright, so I know how to like set a variable to be a function:

local function catFunction()
       ---do something
end

local makeAnimal = catFunction

Well, I want to do that but also pass parameters to the function without calling it. For an example, something like:

local shootFunction = gunTypes["Shotgun"]["shootFunction"](pellets, damage, etc.)

The problem is that in doing this, the function gets called.

[Benified4Life (Sekonds)]

If you want to do something like that, it would probably make sense to investigate into the route of object oriented programming. Currently, you have a class (your gun) which has a ton of generic attributes (pellets, damage, whatever), and are looking to use a function for that gun, or otherwise “object”, which would become a method.

There are tons of guides online to this concept, so I’ll link whatever ones I find online here - this doesn’t mean they’re necessarily good, they’re just the first to come up.

Beginner's Guide to Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

Beginner’s Guide to Object-Oriented Programming

Object Oriented Programming (OOP) - Contemporary trends in software...

[coolname9001]

Yeah, I’m going to make this Object Oriented but like the question still stands lol.

[coolname9001]

To clarify, I’m going to have a module script with all the different gun types(burst, shotgun, projectile,. etc.) and I’m going to have generic functions attached to those that I can just pull out of the dictonary. However, then I’ll pull more specific stats like damage and firerate out of a different dictonary and pass them into the generic function.

Finally, I’ll do something like self.fireFunction = genericFunction(stats) in the gun object but I can’t do that; that’s why I asked the question lol.

[Amthu (父父父)]

A function is automatically called if you put something after it (most commonly parenthesis) that behavior cannot change. But you can call a function within another function

local function funcx(x)
	return x
end

local function funcy(y)
	return y
end

local function call_funcs()
	local x = funcx
	local y = funcy

	local value_x = x(2)
	local value_y = y(5)

	print(value_x + value_y)
end


call_funcs() --> 7

[coolname9001]

So, you’re saying, if I make a lambda function with the generic function and stats passed in, it’ll work. Ok, wow, can’t believe I didn’t think of that lol, thank you so much.