Type checking a key in a module dictionary?

[finite geyser]

The title says it all, I've exported a type from a module script and would like to use it in another module script like this:

  module.StringVar: string = "Hello"

The problem is that this doesn't work. Is there a way to assign a type to this or is it just not possible?

[narrow pulsar]

i dont really understand probally because im not very good at scripting but couldnt you do a table and store the type inside the table? in the module

[wet latch]

Do you mean making a custom class?

Not sure if you can use typechecking using them

I mean you should be able to technically speaking

[finite geyser]

you can

[wet latch]

Then what’s the issue?

[finite geyser]

I can do this

local var: mytype = "hello

[finite geyser]

Is there a way to assign it to variables inside arrays? Like this:

module.var: mytype = "hello"

^ that doesn't work

This will just error

[wet latch]

Quite sure you’ll have to create them in that class

[finite geyser]

the issue isn't custom types but rather assigning a type to a module variable

this won't work either

[wet latch]

What does the error say?

[finite geyser]

nothing it's just underlined in red

[wet latch]

Hovering over red underlined parts should show the error

[finite geyser]

which means that it will error

[wet latch]

Oh right

It thinks you’re calling a function

How do you typecast a function again… fuck I forgot

[finite geyser]

function myfunc() : string
return "hello"
end

[wet latch]

No the function call

[finite geyser]

what

you can just do

local randstring: string = myfunc()

[wet latch]

Wait that was the same? I must quickly say

I hate typechecking past just the params of functions

[finite geyser]

yeah

The issue is it's not a local variable but rather a key in a dictionary

Type checking a key in a module dictionary?

[finite geyser]

The only way I can think of is like this:

That does carry over the type into module.Standard but I have to create that as a local variable and then assign it as a key

[wet latch]

Wait standard is not a function?

I taught it was a function returning a metatable

[finite geyser]

nono it's just a dictionary

[pine delta]

why would you even need that

tbh

[wet latch]

That actually confuses me more

[finite geyser]

Wdym?

[wet latch]

Need what?

[pine delta]

i find type checking useless

[finite geyser]

Ohohohoho

It's VERY useful

[wet latch]

It prevents errors when working with custom classes

[pine delta]

my code doesnt error

[finite geyser]

especially in cases like this where it would take me forever to find the error only to find I misspelled one of the keys

[finite geyser]

then you've never used custom classes

[wet latch]

Have you ever used metatables before?

[pine delta]

wrong..

[pine delta]

yeah

[finite geyser]

it's just good practice

It also gives you autocomplete when creating new class instances which is useful