What does .new do in functions

vovcher · August 25, 2020, 2:33pm

what does .new do in functions like for example:

function blah.new()
end

Syclya · August 25, 2020, 3:08pm

: and . are called method calls.
They are mainly used in modules.

The only difference is that : passes self as its first parameter.

posatta · August 25, 2020, 3:13pm

function something.whatever() is just making a function (whatever) in a table (something). It doesn’t have anything to do with modules.

Syclya · August 25, 2020, 3:14pm

I personally use them in modules, however they don’t have to be used by one.