Is this local?

Getting Started Newbie Questions
#1

I have been thinking today about global and locals. I get locals are better but have some questions about locals.

Is the example variable local or global?

– 1

local example = 0 

example = nil

example  = 0 

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–2

local example = display.newRect( 0, 0, 20, 20 )

display.remove(example)

example  = 

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–3

local example = display.newRect( 0, 0, 20, 20 )

display.remove(example)

example  =  display.newRect( 0, 0, 20, 20 )

What is the best way to clean out a local attribute and keep it a local attribute?

Thanks, 

Scott

#2

You seem to have it. When  your done with “example”, set it to nil.

Rob

#3

Ok, I thought if you nil it the attribute it is completely destroyed and if did set if equal to the attribute that was just destroyed a new global attribute would be created. 

#4

You seem to have it. When  your done with “example”, set it to nil.

Rob

#5

Ok, I thought if you nil it the attribute it is completely destroyed and if did set if equal to the attribute that was just destroyed a new global attribute would be created.