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Remove print's parentheses when it's a single string print strangely works without parentheses, however, it only applies to single strings. In other words, it can't do the same for other variables...
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#2: Post edited
by
General Sebast1an
·
2021-09-06T06:22:19Z (about 3 years ago)
- # Remove `print`'s parentheses when it's a single string
- `print` strangely works without parentheses, however, it only applies to single strings. In other words, it can't do the same for other variables or string concatenation inside the function.
- For example:
- ```lua
- print("Hello, World!")
- ```
- Works, but can be shortened to:
- ```lua
- print"Hello, World!"
- ```
- Saving 2 bytes for all cases.
- [Try it online!](https://tio.run/##yylN/P@/oCgzr0TJIzUnJ19HITy/KCdFUen/fwA "Lua – Try It Online")
- These don't work:
- ```lua
- i=10
- print i
- ```
- [Try it online!](https://tio.run/##yylN/P8/09bQgKugKDOvRCHz/38A "Lua – Try It Online")
- ```lua
- name="Mark"
- print"Hello, "..name.."."
- ```
[Try it online!](https://tio.run/##yylN/P8/LzE31VbJN7EoW4mroCgzr0TJIzUnJ19HQUlPDySnp6ekp/T/PwA "Lua – Try It Online")
- # Remove `print`'s parentheses when it's a single string
- `print` strangely works without parentheses, however, it only applies to single strings. In other words, it can't do the same for other variables or string concatenation inside the function.
- For example:
- ```lua
- print("Hello, World!")
- ```
- Works, but can be shortened to:
- ```lua
- print"Hello, World!"
- ```
- Saving 2 bytes for all cases.
- [Try it online!](https://tio.run/##yylN/P@/oCgzr0TJIzUnJ19HITy/KCdFUen/fwA "Lua – Try It Online")
- These don't work:
- ```lua
- i=10
- print i
- ```
- [Try it online!](https://tio.run/##yylN/P8/09bQgKugKDOvRCHz/38A "Lua – Try It Online")
- ```lua
- name="Mark"
- print"Hello, "..name.."."
- ```
- [Try it online!](https://tio.run/##yylN/P8/LzE31VbJN7EoW4mroCgzr0TJIzUnJ19HQUlPDySnp6ekp/T/PwA "Lua – Try It Online")
- You'll need to encase them in parentheses if so.
#1: Initial revision
by
General Sebast1an
·
2021-09-06T00:36:27Z (about 3 years ago)
# Remove `print`'s parentheses when it's a single string
`print` strangely works without parentheses, however, it only applies to single strings. In other words, it can't do the same for other variables or string concatenation inside the function.
For example:
```lua
print("Hello, World!")
```
Works, but can be shortened to:
```lua
print"Hello, World!"
```
Saving 2 bytes for all cases.
[Try it online!](https://tio.run/##yylN/P@/oCgzr0TJIzUnJ19HITy/KCdFUen/fwA "Lua – Try It Online")
These don't work:
```lua
i=10
print i
```
[Try it online!](https://tio.run/##yylN/P8/09bQgKugKDOvRCHz/38A "Lua – Try It Online")
```lua
name="Mark"
print"Hello, "..name.."."
```
[Try it online!](https://tio.run/##yylN/P8/LzE31VbJN7EoW4mroCgzr0TJIzUnJ19HQUlPDySnp6ekp/T/PwA "Lua – Try It Online")