Lua 52 Reference Manual

Author : Roberto Ierusalimschy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781680921236
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lua 5.2 Reference Manual written by Roberto Ierusalimschy and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-04 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Lua is dynamically typed, runs by interpreting bytecode for a register-based virtual machine, and has automatic memory management with incremental garbage collection, making it ideal for configuration, scripting, and rapid prototyping. This reference manual is 51 pages long.

Author : Roberto Ierusalimschy
Publisher : Roberto Ierusalimschy
ISBN 13 : 8590379825
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Programming in Lua written by Roberto Ierusalimschy and published by Roberto Ierusalimschy. This book was released on 2006 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authored by Roberto Ierusalimschy, the chief architect of the language, this volume covers all aspects of Lua 5---from the basics to its API with C---explaining how to make good use of its features and giving numerous code examples. (Computer Books)

Author : Gabor Szauer
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1789340136
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lua Quick Start Guide written by Gabor Szauer and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-07-27 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The easiest way to learn Lua programming Key Features The easiest way to learn Lua coding Use the Lua standard libraries and debug Lua code Embed Lua as a scripting language using the Lua C API Book Description Lua is a small, powerful and extendable scripting/programming language that can be used for learning to program, and writing games and applications, or as an embedded scripting language. There are many popular commercial projects that allow you to modify or extend them through Lua scripting, and this book will get you ready for that. This book is the easiest way to learn Lua. It introduces you to the basics of Lua and helps you to understand the problems it solves. You will work with the basic language features, the libraries Lua provides, and powerful topics such as object-oriented programming. Every aspect of programming in Lua, variables, data types, functions, tables, arrays and objects, is covered in sufficient detail for you to get started. You will also find out about Lua's module system and how to interface with the operating system. After reading this book, you will be ready to use Lua as a programming language to write code that can interface with the operating system, automate tasks, make playable games, and much more. This book is a solid starting point for those who want to learn Lua in order to move onto other technologies such as Love2D or Roblox. A quick start guide is a focused, shorter title that provides a faster paced introduction to a technology. It is designed for people who don't need all the details at this point in their learning curve. This presentation has been streamlined to concentrate on the things you really need to know. What you will learn Understand the basics of programming the Lua language Understand how to use tables, the data structure that makes Lua so powerful Understand object-oriented programming in Lua using metatables Understand standard LUA libraries for math, file io, and more Manipulate string data using Lua Understand how to debug Lua applications quickly and effciently Understand how to embed Lua into applications with the Lua C API Who this book is for This book is for developers who want to get up and running with Lua. This book is ideal for programmers who want to learn to embed Lua in their own applications, as well as for beginner programmers who have never coded before.

Author : Lua. org
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781680922639
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lua 5.3 Reference Manual written by Lua. org and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-19 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference manual is 103 pages long. The reference manual is the official definition of the Lua language. For a complete introduction to Lua programming, see the book Programming in Lua by Roberto Ierusalimschy. 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. Lua is dynamically-typed, runs by interpreting bytecode for a register-based virtual machine, and has automatic memory management with incremental garbage collection, making it ideal for configuration, scripting, and rapid prototyping.

Author : Kurt Jung
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470069171
Total Pages : 677 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beginning Lua Programming written by Kurt Jung and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-02-12 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for students and professionals who are intrigued by the prospect of learning and using a powerful language that provides a rich infrastructure for creating programs. No programming knowledge is necessary to benefit from this book except for the section on Lua bindings, which requires some familiarity with the C programming language. A certain comfort level with command-line operations, text editing, and directory structures is assumed. Software developers who have experience with functions, strings, and associative arrays can skim Chapters 2 through 5 with the caveat that certain Lua colloquialisms are introduced there along with programming concepts. Throughout the text, sections pertaining to a particular operating system are clearly marked and can be skipped by readers working on a different platform. This book is organized to guide you through the basics of using Lua. Its structure is as follows: Installing Lua on your system (Chapter 1) Learning the fundamentals of programming in Lua (Chapters 2 through 10) Reviewing standard Lua functions (Chapter 11) Exploring application development with Lua using packages contributed by the community (Chapters 12 through 18) Using Lua's many community resources (Chapter 19) Chapters 2 through 10 each build on concepts that are presented in its predecessors, so a sequential reading of this part of the book is advised. The summary of Lua's built-in libraries contains examples that assume you have a good grasp of the materials presented in the first 10 chapters. Some of the libraries and techniques presented in Chapters 12 and 13 are needed in the remaining chapters of the book. Chapters 14 through 19 are relatively independent of one another and can be read out of sequence. You need surprisingly little in the way of computer resources to learn and use Lua. This book focuses on Windows and Unix-like (including Linux) systems, but any operating system that supports a command shell should be suitable. You'll need a text editor to prepare and save Lua scripts. If you choose to extend Lua with libraries written in a programming language like C, you'll need a suitable software development kit. Many of these kits are freely available on the Internet but, unlike Lua, they can consume prodigious amounts of disk space and memory. Chapter 18 discusses using Lua on a Palm Pilot. Even if you don't own or have access to one of these devices, this chapter shows how you can simulate one on the major desktop systems.

Author : Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo
Publisher : Lua.Org
ISBN 13 : 9788590379843
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lua Programming Gems written by Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo and published by Lua.Org. This book was released on 2008 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of articles record some of the existing wisdom and practice on how to program well in Lua. In well-written articles that go much beyond the brief informal exchange of tips in the mailing list or the wiki, the authors share their mastery of all aspects of Lua programming, elementary and advanced. The articles cover a wide spectrum of areas and approaches, with authors from both the industry and academia and titles about game programming, programming techniques, embedding and extending, algorithms and data structures, and design techniques.

Author : Stefan Kottwitz
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1847199879
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book LaTeX Beginner's Guide written by Stefan Kottwitz and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2011-03-21 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create high-quality and professional-looking texts, articles, and books for Business and Science using LaTeX.

Author : James Whitehead, II
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111808103X
Total Pages : 1234 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World of Warcraft Programming written by James Whitehead, II and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 1234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 bestselling programming book is back with updated and expanded coverage of the newest release of WoW! World of Warcraft (WoW) is currently the world's largest massively multiplayer online role-playing game. The newest release, "Wrath of the Lich King," has created a demand for updated information on writing addons. This eagerly anticipated edition answers that request and is an essential reference for creating WoW addons. Written by a duo of authors who have each contributed a number of successful WoW addons, the book offers an overview of Lua and XML (the programming languages used to write addons) and includes coverage of specific pitfalls and common programming mistakes-and how to avoid them. Valuable examples show you detailed aspects of writing addons for WoW and demonstrate how to implement addon concepts such as variables, slash commands, secure templates, and more. World of Warcraft insiders share their techniques for writing addons for both the latest version of WoW as well as the new Wrath of the Lich King expansion set Guides you through the specific nuances of the WoW API with the use of detailed examples Discusses ways to distribute and host your WoW addons so others can download and use them Explains how to respond to events, create frames, and use the WoW API to interact with the game You'll be well on your way to creating exciting WoW addons with this comprehensive reference by your side. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Author : Paul Emmerich
Publisher : Apress
ISBN 13 : 1430223723
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beginning Lua with World of Warcraft Add-ons written by Paul Emmerich and published by Apress. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you play World of Warcraft, chances are you know what Deadly Boss Mods is: it's the most widely downloaded modification available for World of Warcraft, considered required software for many professional raid guilds, and arguably the most popular modern video game mod in history. Paul Emmerich, the author of Deadly Boss Mods, will take you from novice to elite with his approachable, up-to-date guide to building add-ons for the most popular video game in history. Using the powerful Lua scripting language and XML, you'll learn how to build and update powerful mods that can fundamentally remake your World of Warcraft experience and introduce you to the field of professional software development. Beginning Lua with World of Warcraft Add-ons teaches you the essentials of Lua and XML using exciting code examples that you can run and apply immediately. You'll gain competence in Lua specifics like tables and metatables and the imperative nature of Lua as a scripting language. More advanced techniques like file persistence, error handling, and script debugging are made clear as you learn everything within the familiar, exciting context of making tools that work in Azeroth. You'll not only learn all about the World of Warcraft application programming interface and programming, and gain coding skills that will make all your online friends think you're a coding god, but also gain hands-on Lua scripting experience that could translate into an exciting job in the video game industry!

Author : Angel P. del Pobil
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319088645
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Animals to Animats 13 written by Angel P. del Pobil and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior, SAB 2014, held in Castellón, Spain, in July 2014. The 32 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the proceedings. They cover the main areas in animat research, including the animat approach and methodology, perception and motor control, navigation and internal world models, learning and adaptation, evolution and collective and social behavior.