From e5cadccd3c62c239b0ff808d2c21bd318873744c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saghm Rossi <git@saghm.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:23:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update API.md example for PersistentVars to check nil to
 avoid overwriting value

---
 Docs/API.md | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Docs/API.md b/Docs/API.md
index 71f654cb2..1dadfff4f 100644
--- a/Docs/API.md
+++ b/Docs/API.md
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ The Lua state and all local variables are reset after each game reload. For keep
 
 Example:
 ```lua
-PersistentVars = {}
+if not PersistentVars then
+    PersistentVars = {}
+end
 ...
 -- Variable will be restored after the savegame finished loading
 function doStuff()