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| − | + | Lua is a portable [[interpreted languages|interpreted language]]. It is mainly used in Games, however it is also used by [[nmap|NMAP]]'s Scripting Engine | |
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| + | =Variables= | ||
| + | In Lua, variables are very simple, you don't even have to declare a datatype, all you need to do is assign a value. | ||
| + | {{code|text= | ||
| + | <source lang="lua"> | ||
| + | Var = 0 | ||
| + | </source> | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | ==Global Variables vs Local Variables== | ||
| + | When you declare a variable in Lua, it is globally accessible unless otherwise specified with ''local''. | ||
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| + | {{code|text= | ||
| + | <source lang="lua"> | ||
| + | GlobalVar = 0 | ||
| + | </source> | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | {{code|text= | ||
| + | <source lang="lua"> | ||
| + | local LocalVar = 0 | ||
| + | </source> | ||
| + | }} | ||
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[[Category:Programming Languages]] | [[Category:Programming Languages]] | ||
{{programming}}{{social}} | {{programming}}{{social}} | ||
Revision as of 19:39, 4 May 2012
Lua is a portable interpreted language. It is mainly used in Games, however it is also used by NMAP's Scripting Engine
Variables
In Lua, variables are very simple, you don't even have to declare a datatype, all you need to do is assign a value.
Var = 0 |
Global Variables vs Local Variables
When you declare a variable in Lua, it is globally accessible unless otherwise specified with local.
GlobalVar = 0 |
local LocalVar = 0 |
