How to call functions in other script files in Roblox.

Question

I have a script file embedded in the Workspace that contains functions. I would like call these functions from script files embedded in child objects of the Workspace. I don't want to have to copy and paste these functions into multiple script files. I figured the object oriented approach would be best if its possible.

Answer 1

I am not familiar with Roblox but you can simply use   dofile('myFunctions.lua')   to load a file in Lua. Another solution would be to create a module for your functions.

Answer 2

I found what I was looking for in this tutorial on Exposing public functions written by the notorious jediknightkrazy.

Answer 3

You can make the function global. In one script do this:

_G.myFunction = function() print("Hello World") end

In another script do this:

repeat wait() until myFunction myFunction()

By defining a function is _G you must wait for the script to execute assigning the function, then you can call the function even without specifying _G.