A really stupid question

[MysteryPancake]

I've been doing a lot of things like

local var = 1

local function varadd()
      var = var + 1
end

print(var)
varadd()
print(var)

And I was just wondering- doing var = something doesn't make the variable global, does it?

[editline]20th May 2015[/editline]

Also, I have many scripts creating and using MANY variables, so is there any way to check whether any variables created by a script aren't local to it? I have a feeling I forgot to put 'local' in front of a lot of stuff...

[Willox]

[url]https://github.com/wiox/gmod-global-finder/archive/master.zip[/url]

This can be used to find any functions that set global variables. Just install it as an addon and run a console-command like below. It does not find global variables set by a script's body, just functions within those scripts.

lua_variable_global_find lua
lua_variable_global_find addons/yourAddonName
lua_variable_global_find gamemodes/yourGamemode
...

Example output:
[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/x1iqALw.png[/thumb]

The code in your first-post is correct.

[thegrb93]

[QUOTE=MPan1;47762128]I've been doing a lot of things like
And I was just wondering- doing var = something doesn't make the variable global, does it?
[/QUOTE]

No, lua see's your local variable and uses that instead of global.

[MysteryPancake]

Wow. Two great answers for both. Thanks guys, you're always amazingly helpful!