Nov 18, 2020 · What does the ~= operator mean in Lua? For example, in the following code: if x ~= params then

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 …

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...

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

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 …

45 If you are splitting a string in Lua, you should try the string.gmatch () or string.sub () methods. Use the string.sub () method if you know the index you wish to split the string at, or use the …

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Apr 15, 2017 · Is there a common way to get the current time in or with milliseconds? There is os.time(), but it only provides full seconds.

I want to make a command that would kill a player you specify. Let's say I type &quot;kill/Paul&quot;. Now I want to kill the player with the name Paul. This is my command …

In a for loop, what is the difference between looping with pairs() versus ipairs()? The Programming in Lua book mentions both, however, both appear to generate similar outputs as shown below: …