Nov 20, 2013 · In Lua's case, the language is intended to be an embedded scripting language, so any changes that make the language more complex or potentially make the compiler/runtime even …

I have seen the hash character '#' being added to the front of variables a lot in Lua. What does it do? EXAMPLE -- sort AIs in currentlevel table.sort (level.ais, function (a,b) return a.y < b...

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May 3, 2013 · There is a nice article on lua-users wiki about ternary operator, together with problem explanation and several solutions.

Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language. Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible semantics.

I'm new to Lua, and need to know how to install it on Windows? I've tried and am unable to run the sample. When I try to compile it 100% success is shown, but when I click the run button it shows t...

Jan 24, 2012 · 20 How can I set a lower and upper bound value for a variable in a if-statement in lua programming language? I need something like the pseudocode below.

May 12, 2011 · How can I implement bitwise operators in Lua language? Specifically, I need a XOR operator/method.

Dec 20, 2025 · I’m working with an old, unsupported Lua addon (Lua 5.1/LuaJIT). Its entry script appears to be a Luraph-style bootstrap that eventually calls loadstring with a decompressed chunk.

The Lua authors felt that continue was only one of a number of possible new control flow mechanisms (the fact that it cannot work with the scope rules of repeat/until was a secondary factor.)