is there anything wrong with using assert
over a simple if then
statement? just wanted to know before i make a habit of doing this lol.
assert
will throw an error with an optional custom message if the condition evaluates to false or nil.
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assert will actually error and stop the code, which is great for alerting you or your players to a problem
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“if not x then return end” and “assert(x)” aren’t comparable. Perhaps you meant error
.
if not x then
error("something")
end
is just reinventing the wheel for
assert(x, "something")
assert
also returns both of its values, so you can do something like
if assert(x, "something") then
end
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