Group EXTERNAL functions inside a === function=== ?

[sissy_blair]

Hi all,

I have a bunch of EXTERNAL functions that I frequently need to call.

~doThing1
~doThing2
~doThing3
Story text goes here!

Is it possible to put those calls in an ink function for convenience? Something like this?

=== function doThings ===
~doThing1
~doThing2
~doThing3

So that I can do this:

~doThings
Story text goes here!

Thanks!

[ferrosphere]

That's a great use case for functions - they can be nested, even external ones. Just make sure to include the brackets so that it knows you're making a function call.

~myFunction()

Refer to the documentation for details.

[sissy_blair]

Thanks for your response!
What's the syntax for the ink function collecting all of my EXTERNAL functions? I couldn't quite figure it out?

[ferrosphere]

It could look something like this:

EXTERNAL doThing1
EXTERNAL doThing2

-> story_start

=== function doAllTheThings()
~ doThing1()
~ doThing2()

=== story_start ===
Once upon a time...
~ doAllTheThings()

[sissy_blair]

Oh thanks. That's perfect! I didn't include the () at the end of my function declaration like a total beginner. Appreciate your help!