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Using the AddOn namespace

Last wiki revision 2022-09-24

The addon namespace is a private table shared between Lua files in the same addon. It allows for addons to access data between files without exposing or polluting variables to the global environment. addonName, addonTable = ...

  • addonName : string - The name of your addon as in the TOC file and folder name.
  • addonTable : table - The shared addon table between the Lua files of an addon.

This addon defines the "foo" key on the addon table in and accesses it in

MyAddon.toc FileA.lua FileB.lua

  • 1) Interface:
  • 2) Version: 1.0.0
  • 3) Title: Test

FileA.lua

FileB.lua

You can also simply use a unique global variable.

FileA.lua FileB.lua

Source

https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/Using_the_AddOn_namespace · retrieved 2023-11-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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