This is really weird

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#1

my friend wrote something really weird and i dont understand why this works

local test1 = script.Parent.Touched:Connect(
function()
print("no")
end)

shouldnt this be impossible? i always thought it just defines something and it doesnt actually do it, can some one please explain

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#2

I think it is magic my friend, I am really not sure.

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#4 
function Function()
    print("no")
end)

local test1 = script.Parent.Touched:Connect(Function)

if the code I gave works, it is self explanatory to why the code you gave works as well

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#6

Ill break it down for you if you don’t understand it then.

-- Entire code
local test1 = script.Parent.Touched:Connect(function()
    print("no")
end)

scipt?Parent.Touched is a RBXScriptSignal. It is an event which is fired everytime the part it touched.

RBXScriptSignal has a function called Connect which returns a RBXScriptConnection you also have to pass in a function as the argument

Touched:Connect(<insert function here>) -- Returns a Connection

To read more on the subjects I highly recommend you go to the devhub and search the terms in as you get a much better way of understanding how events work.

The value stored in the variable is a RBXScriptConnection. It can be disconnected if it is no longer needed.

test1:Disconnect()
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#7

Functions don’t need names. If you’re using one as a parameter, you can define it inside the parentheses. That’s what your friend did here.

It’s like how you wouldn’t need to say

local text = "Hello world!"
print(text)

And can just say

print("Hello world!")
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#8

scripts still work even if they are layed out funny

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#9

Screenshot 2021-07-18 03.48.01
the problem is the “local” i dont understand how the script runs and prints even though its not told to?

i mean doesnt it mean we just give it a variable and then leave it, why does it still run.

#10

It prints when the part is touched, which is what this code is saying to do.

#11

my point is that it is inside a variable

#12

Yes, Connect is a method that returns something so you can put it in a variable. @koziahss explained that

#13

actualy i didnt have end. its ) not end)

local test1 = script.Parent.Touched:Connect(
function()
print(“no”)
)

#14

i also used it to make a brick become unanchored on touch.

#15

This is a similar concept to cloning.

If you’ve ever seen a clone script, people write this:

local Source = workspace.Source

local CopyOfSource = Source:Clone()

CopyOfSource.Parent = workspace.SomeOtherPlaceHere

functions and events can run inside variables, so that explains why this works in a nutshell.

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