# Create User defined function in Ignition

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [June 6, 2024, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-user-defined-function-in-ignition/91464 "2024-06-06T06:42:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sudhanthiralakshmi\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@Sudhanthiralakshmi\_M](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sudhanthiralakshmi_M)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-user-defined-function-in-ignition/91464/1 "2024-06-06T06:42:55Z")

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How can we create a user defined function in Ignition

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 6:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-user-defined-function-in-ignition/91464/2 "2024-06-06T06:53:55Z")

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Inside a script library (most likely), add:

```python
def hello():
    print 'World'

```

If you want an answer that's more useful, you'll need to elaborate on your question.

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**Author:** ![Sudhanthiralakshmi\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@Sudhanthiralakshmi\_M](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sudhanthiralakshmi_M)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-user-defined-function-in-ignition/91464/3 "2024-06-06T07:04:18Z")

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As we have some in built script functions like Value changed, Quality changed, Alarm event etc in script editor, what we need to do to add a new function in scripting

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-user-defined-function-in-ignition/91464/4 "2024-06-06T07:10:04Z")

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You're describing event handlers. You can't add your own event handlers. What are you trying to do?

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**Author:** ![Sudhanthiralakshmi\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@Sudhanthiralakshmi\_M](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sudhanthiralakshmi_M)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-user-defined-function-in-ignition/91464/5 "2024-06-06T08:03:01Z")

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How can we access the script library..

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**Author:** ![Ujwal\_Wankhede](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/4af34b/32.png) [@Ujwal\_Wankhede](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ujwal_Wankhede)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-user-defined-function-in-ignition/91464/6 "2024-06-06T08:40:58Z")

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I think you can find good explanation here in manual

> **[Project Library | Ignition User Manual](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/platform/scripting/scripting-in-ignition/project-library#usage-example)**
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> Scripts under the Project Library are a project-based resource that allows user created Python scripts to be configured. Objects and functions created in a Project Library script can be called from anywhere in the project. Project Library scripts are...

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**Author:** ![justinedwards.jle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/justinedwards.jle/32/37854_2.png) [@justinedwards.jle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justinedwards.jle)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-user-defined-function-in-ignition/91464/7 "2024-06-06T19:53:29Z")

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> [@Sudhanthiralakshmi\_M](#):
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> add a new function in scripting

Vision or Perspective?

> [@Sudhanthiralakshmi\_M](#):
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> access the script library

You can find it in the project browser toward the top

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**Author:** ![Sudhanthiralakshmi\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@Sudhanthiralakshmi\_M](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sudhanthiralakshmi_M)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-user-defined-function-in-ignition/91464/8 "2024-06-07T07:26:03Z")

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How we need to use a created function inside a script..

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**Author:** ![justinedwards.jle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/justinedwards.jle/32/37854_2.png) [@justinedwards.jle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justinedwards.jle)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-user-defined-function-in-ignition/91464/9 "2024-06-07T07:27:29Z")

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Vision or Perspective?

...or something else?

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**Author:** ![Sudhanthiralakshmi\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@Sudhanthiralakshmi\_M](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sudhanthiralakshmi_M)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-user-defined-function-in-ignition/91464/10 "2024-06-07T07:28:29Z")

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Perspective

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**Author:** ![justinedwards.jle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/justinedwards.jle/32/37854_2.png) [@justinedwards.jle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justinedwards.jle)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-user-defined-function-in-ignition/91464/11 "2024-06-07T07:39:15Z")

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The script library is what you need to use.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/e/8/e8fa0946ab8d993d0f8a9ba22b7c1c5d53a3c9dc.png)

Right click on _Project Library_ and select new script. Give it a name that makes sense for all functions of a similar nature as the one being created. Then, create the function inside of it.  
**Example:**

```python
# Example function created in the libraryScripts script
def exampleFunction(exampleVariable, exampleOtherVariable):
	# Do work here
	exampleWork = sum(exampleVariable, exampleOtherVariable)
	return exampleWork

```

Then, in Perspective, anytime this script is needed, it can be called in this way:

```python
exampleVariable = # define this in some way
exampleOtherVariable = # define this in some other way

# Call the library script and the specific function within the script:
exampleResult = libraryScripts.exampleFunction(exampleVariable, exampleOtherVariable)

```

For more information on this topic, here is a link to the documentation:  
[Ignition Docs: Project Library](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/platform/scripting/scripting-in-ignition/project-library)