What’s the difference between using : and . for example:
local somemodule = require(workspace.somemodel)
somemodule.firesomething()
somemodule:firesomethingelse()
So, do they do anything different, if so, what’s the difference?
I haven’t seen a difference, I’m also self-taught so don’t judge me on this lol.
Thanks, Axolix
Using : passes self, the thing that you call the function on as the first argument. So you can restructure part:Destroy() as part.Destroy(part)
: passes table you’re executing from as self.
t.randFunc(self) is the same thing as t:randFunc()
e.g.:
local t = {}
function t.Example1(self)
print(self)
end
function t:Example2()
print(self)
end
t.Example1(t) --> t
t:Example1() --> t
t.Example2(t) --> t
t:Example2() --> t