LibStub Question

circonian · 08/23/14, 01:52 PM

I see different posts where people are doing, one or the other of, the following:

Lua Code:

LibStub:GetLibrary("LibAddonMenu-2.0")
LibStub("LibAddonMenu-2.0")

What is the difference, if any?

Garkin · 08/23/14, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by circonian

I see different posts where people are doing, one or the other of, the following:

Lua Code:

LibStub:GetLibrary("LibAddonMenu-2.0")
LibStub("LibAddonMenu-2.0")

What is the difference, if any?

There is no difference. Direct call of LibStub table calls LibStub:GetLibrary method.

See this line in the library code:

Lua Code:

setmetatable(LibStub, { __call = LibStub.GetLibrary })

A bit more about metatables:
http://lua-users.org/wiki/MetatableEvents
http://nova-fusion.com/2011/06/30/lu...bles-tutorial/

CrazyDutchGuy · 08/23/14, 01:56 PM

none

LibStub("LibAddonMenu-2.0") will result internally to a call to LibStub:GetLibrary

I prefer to be verbose in such things when coding so i just use LibStub:GetLibrary

circonian · 08/23/14, 01:58 PM

Ah, that was my guess, but I wasn't sure. Thanks.