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| Prefer MultiReturn over the similar [@tupleReturn anotation](./compiler-annotations.md#tuplereturn). MultiReturn can do anything tupleReturn can, with the added benefit of being able to distinguish between actual tuple tables and multiple return values in the type system. |
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| ```ts title=stringfind.ts | ||
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| export function find(haystack: string, needle: string): MultiReturn<[number, number]>; |
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Not sure if someone will question why this doesn't work the same in the future.
this: void or @noSelf would be required. Unless the namespace is defined elsewhere with that very annotation like it is in the playground
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Ah no it works because string has @noSelfInFile
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| TypeScriptToLua provides several extensions to typescript in the form of types and helper functions. To use these language extensions, add the types to your `tsconfig.json`: |
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| This language extension allows typing of Lua functions that return multiple values. For example, consider Lua's `string.find`, it returns two indices: the start of the found substring and the end of the found substring. In TypeScript, function can only return one value so a special type is needed to indicate to tstl there are multiple return values. This is the `MultiReturn<>` type. |
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