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If you are learning Lua, here are some more examples Archive Lua training class .Lua Fundamentals Comments in Lus Simple sting.format example for loop example in Lua strip.rep to repeat a string getting the minimum value from a table in Lua Pattern Matching -getting names from amongst a stream of punctuation Lua functions and modules Variable number of arguments to a function Lua functions to return larger of two values and largest of a table of values How sorting works in Lua - looking under the counterA Lua program that calls in a module and the module itself An function which could usefully be turned into a coroutine and that example amended to run as a coroutine Towards Object Orientation in Lua A reminder of tables Adding Lusa's metables to change functionallity Creating and using a table of Lua 'objects' Redefining operator behaviour on tables in Lua
Some other articles U114 - Threading and Coroutines. Embedding Lua to perform tailored code at an interval Parallel but not really parallel. Moving game characters. Coroutines in Lua. Lua examples - coroutines, error handling, objects, etc Passing parameters to a coroutine in Lua What to do with a huge crop of apples This article Co-routines in Lua - co-operative processing U109 - Modules Lua - using modules to add your own utilities Lua examples - coroutines, error handling, objects, etc Encapsulating shared code in a Lua module This article U107 - Object Orientation - the Lua way Lua, Tcl, Python, C and C++ courses - at our Melksham HQ or on your site - forward from July 2017 Classic style OO code - in Lua Tables with values and code in Lua - looks like an object? Dot or Colon separator between table name and member in Lua - what is the difference? Metatables, Metamethods, classes and objects in Lua Is Lua an Object Oriented language? What is a metatable? How do I set one up? How do I use them? Lua Using Lua tables as objects Special __ methods you can use in Lua metatables Weak references in Lua - what are they, and why use them? Metaclasses (Python) and Metatables (Lua) Tables as Objects in Lua - a gentle introduction to data driven programming Private and Public - and things between __index and __newindex in Lua - metatable methods Lua Metatables Is Lua an Object Oriented language? Lua examples - coroutines, error handling, objects, etc A fresh example - objects the Lua way For Lua Programmers AND for Town Planners Calling base class constructors First class functions in Lua lead to powerful OO facilities This article Towards Object Oriented Programming in Lua U106 - Functions. Functions are first class variables in Lua and Python Lua - variable function arguments and select Returning multiple values from a function - Lua Lua examples - coroutines, error handling, objects, etc Passing multiple results back from a function - Lua, Python, etc Dot, dot, dot in Lua - variable length parameter lists What are closures in Lua? Lua - IAQ (Infrequently Answered Questions) Lua examples, Lua Courses First class functions in Lua lead to powerful OO facilities This article Sorting in lua - specifying your own sort routine Short circuit evaluation (lazy operator) in Lua U102 - Numbers and the Math library. Lua - changes to how integers and floats are handled - 5.2 to 5.3 BODMAS - the order a computer evaluates arithmetic expressions A life lesson from the accuracy of numbers in Excel and Lua Automatically initialising Lua variables the first time Lua examples, Lua Courses This article U101 - Introduction to Lua. Learning to program - variables and constants Line, block and nested comments - Lua compared to other languages Learning to Program in Lua - public / open training course / class Learning to write high quality code in Lua Lua Course, and the Wiltshire Countryside too Rules, suggestions, considerations for Lua variable names This article Lua Course - here is the index Training in Lua