i can not understand returning bro

[desert torrent]

can someone give me a good explanation??

[manic osprey]

it returns something

[silk spruce]

actually??

[desert torrent]

thanks bro

[exotic pilot]

basically it returns something within a scope 👍

[desert torrent]

nah fr

matter fact im finna jus skip it and learn it later

not getting stuck

[exotic pilot]

ok fine

say you have a function

local function add(x,y)

in this function

you add 2 numbers

basically x + y

so smth like this

local function add(x,y)
local z = x + y
return z
end

if we do

local result = add(3,2)

we get the result cuz we returned it

is that clear enough

@desert torrent

[desert torrent]

ion understand it

i can look at the script i just dont know what it means bro

[dreamy gust]

;compile lua ```lua
function GoToStore()
foodBasket = {"apple","banana"}
return foodBasket -- return with the food
end
function IsTheFridgeEmpty()
return true -- because it's always empty somehow
end
function EatFood(foods)
print("start eating;")
for k,v in pairs(foods) do print("nommed ",v) end
end

hungry=true
if hungry and IsTheFridgeEmpty() then -- checking if the fridge is empty is going to the fridge and returning with knowing whether or not the fridge is empty
food=GoToStore() -- the store returns food
EatFood(food)
end

[little wraith]

Program Output

start eating;
nommed apple
nommed banana

.pyrofire | lua | lua-5.4.7 | wandbox.org

[desert torrent]

lowkey

ill probably pick it up later on

or is it something super important

that i gotta learn immediatly

[dreamy gust]

it's fairly important but you'll pick it up as you go. just think of it as the natural language meaning of return

you go somewhere, and then return back, usually with a something you went to that place for.

[desert torrent]

yea i jus started coding a few days ago

learning