Lua calling nested function form string

Question

How to call a nested function from string?

function first()
    function nested() print('function: nested') end
    print('function: first')
end

_G["first"]() --Calls first function from string

cyclaminist · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-17 20:01:25Z

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nested is a global variable, so you can call it with nested() or _G.nested() or _G["nested"]().

answered Oct 17, 2018 at 20:01

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chao-samu Over a year ago

thx, but that's not working for me. It throws "attempt to call a nil value (field 'nested')"

lhf Over a year ago

nested is only defined after first is called.

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