lua - How do I access a variable in a elseif statement -

--if statement         elseif line:match("^if")             local v, e, c, v2 = line:match("^if (.+) = (.+) > (.+) > (.+)")                 if vars[v] == e                     if c == "print"                         print(v2)                     elseif c == "run"                         if funcs[v2]                             if funcs[v2] == "print"                                 print("hi")                             end                         end                     end                 end          --functions         elseif line:match("^func")             local n, c, o = line:match("^func (.+) > (.+) > (.+)")             funcs[n] = c         end 

this code used programming language im developing , im having troubles running functions

while code there works, there 1 problem... want print off var "o" set in elseif statement under "--functions", detecting want print in function dont know how access variable o in different elseif statement, because in "--if statement" area looking see if code in file looks similar if var = 1 > run > functionname , code in file function looks func functionname > print > hello works , dev purposes made print off "hi" detecting in function want print but, in section ("--function") have variable called o, supposed printed off, hope explaned , hope guys understand, , in advance

ok fixed self after posted messing around

so create variable called fcom (function command) in "--functions" section set fcom equal o , have made multiple functions test out , work

this new code:

--if statement         elseif line:match("^if")             local v, e, c, v2 = line:match("^if (.+) = (.+) > (.+) > (.+)")                 if vars[v] == e                     if c == "print"                         print(v2)                     elseif c == "run"                         if funcs[v2]                             if funcs[v2] == "print"                                 --[[ edited --]] print(fcom)                             end                         end                     end                 end          --functions         elseif line:match("^func")             local n, c, o = line:match("^func (.+) > (.+) > (.+)")             funcs[n] = c             --[[ edited --]]             fcom = o         end