What does "export" do?

[Jonichromed (blackferrari2)]

hello. are there any uses for this? i couldnt find any documentation for it, so im asking here

[HugeCoolboy2007 (omega)]

What does export do?

export is a keyword that only works for module scripts. It’s used for Luau’s type checker. -- module script local module = {} export type dictionary = {[any]: any} return module -- from another script local module = require(ModuleScript) -- you access the type by doing "ModuleScript.Type" local _table: module.dictionary = { index = "value", }

[metatablecatmaid (metatablecat)]

Take a type, such as X

type X = {
  foo: string
}

When working with ModuleScripts, this exposes the X type to the requiring module

export type x = {
  foo: string
}

return ...

local fooScript = require(script.FooScript)

local x: fooScript.X = {foo = "Cat"}