what are things ingame made using meta tables

[plush mirage]

i just want like 5 examples

[craggy crescent]

oop

[steady lagoon]

easily make items like consumables in a more data-structured way

[craggy crescent]

see changes in a table

run functions when changing values

[plush mirage]

cant u just do a regular module script with a regular table. why use meta table instead or at all

[craggy crescent]

https://discord.com/channels/909926338801061961/1169610618395967518

[plush mirage]

do i have to learn all the meta methods

:<

[craggy crescent]

no just like the first few the other ones aren't really usefull

in most cases

[plush mirage]

i just dont get the use of meta tables

[craggy crescent]

you can make oop

mainly why i use metatables

[plush mirage]

What exactly does Object Oriented Programming mean

[craggy crescent]

uh

basicly instead of

not oop
module.function(Something)

oop
Something:function()

Something is not a module btw

[plush mirage]

parameter?

[craggy crescent]

what do you mean?

[plush mirage]

i dont even know

am confused

what's "something"

[craggy crescent]

a table

sorry

for not explaining

so you can basicly do

{Name = "Freddy"}:Hello()

but this is incomplete

you need to create a table for the function

set the metatable to that table

and create an hello function

[plush mirage]

so... a meta table is a table inside a table with a bunch of stuff to control something?

uh

i feel like am rushing the process

if am tryna learn OOP where should i start

[proven wigeon]

By making smth simple

[craggy crescent]

seach up a toturial on roblox devforum

[harsh blade]

a meta table is a special table where magical things happen so we can have classes