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| + | == Types == | ||
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| + | | boolean || width="90%" | This returns a value of '''true''' or '''false'''. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | function || A function usually contains a list of actions to be executed & can often be used to calculate & return values. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | nil || If no data type is returned then whatever you queried is either empty or does not exist, thus it is '''nil'''. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | number || This usually contains an integer (whole) or floating point (decimal) number. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | string || This usually contains text or numbers wrapped in "quotation marks" or 'apostrophes'. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | table || This usually consists of an array, or multiple arrays of data & data types. | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| − | ! | + | ! boolean: This returns a value of '''true''' or '''false'''. !! |
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Revision as of 01:42, 3 September 2022
There are multiple lua types available, which are automatically determined by the returned value of the variable, function or table.
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Types
| boolean | This returns a value of true or false. |
| function | A function usually contains a list of actions to be executed & can often be used to calculate & return values. |
| nil | If no data type is returned then whatever you queried is either empty or does not exist, thus it is nil. |
| number | This usually contains an integer (whole) or floating point (decimal) number. |
| string | This usually contains text or numbers wrapped in "quotation marks" or 'apostrophes'. |
| table | This usually consists of an array, or multiple arrays of data & data types. |
| boolean: This returns a value of true or false. | |
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local a = true
print( a, type(a) )
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| function: A function usually contains a list of actions to be executed & can often be used to calculate & return values. | |
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function a(i)
return i
end
print( a(7), type(a) )
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| nil: If no data type is returned then whatever you queried is either empty or does not exist, thus it is nil. | |
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local a = nil
print( a, " type = " .. type(a) )
print( b, " type = " .. type(b) )
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| number: This usually contains an integer (whole) or floating point (decimal) number. | |
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local a = 7
local b = 7.25
print( a, type(a) )
print( b, type(b) )
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| string: This usually contains text or numbers wrapped in "quotation marks" or 'apostrophes'. | |
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local a = "hello world"
print( a, type(a) )
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| table: This usually consists of an array, or multiple arrays of data & data types. | |
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local a = {1,1+1,1*3,2*2,20/4,"6",3.5*2,10-2}
print( a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5], a[6], a[7], a[8], type(a) )
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