void init()

Script entry

Script / LocalScript entry point. CL++ has no int main().

Syntax

void init() {
    // ...
}

Parameters

None.

Return value

void.

Luau emit

init() (called at the end of the file)

Description

Only Scripts and LocalScripts run init() at the bottom of the emitted file. Untagged .clpp files are ModuleScripts: they return the table of Class:: methods and must not rely on init as a Roblox entry.

Construct one service object in init() and close over it from lambdas — that is the game singleton.

In init(), a synthetic __janitor is created and also game:BindToClose.

Example

#include <clpp/roblox.clh>

void init() {
    Players players = GetService<Players>();
    post("ready");
}

Emits:

local players: Players = game:GetService("Players")
print("ready")
init()