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Function name from string variable

saeys

saeys Member

August 2015 edited August 2015 in General questions

Hi all, I have a function name in string variable, and I would like to call this function. How do I do this?

Like this:

function A()
-- code here
end
 
function B()
-- some other code here
end
 
if itsasunnyday then
x = A
else
x = B
end
 
-- here I would like to call the x function

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keszegh Member

August 2015 Accepted Answer

try x=_G["A"]

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keszegh Member

August 2015

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1791234/lua-call-function-from-a-string-with-function-name

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saeys Member

August 2015 edited August 2015

And then call the function with a x()... Well thanks a lot indeed!
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1791234/lua-call-function-from-a-string-with-function-name
I read that page before, but I didn't get the use of _G, and where to use it. Thanks again!

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keszegh Member

August 2015

good to hear that it worked.

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