Lua Classes. I currently have to develop for a Lua 5. This chapter covers com
I currently have to develop for a Lua 5. This chapter covers common methods of defining classes in Lua; implementing inheritance; and defining custom, class-like userdata types in C. There are tons of ways to do classes in Lua, and everyone has their own preference, so it's really up to you do decide what particular traits you want. This is the online version of the first edition of the book Programming in Lua, a detailed and authoritative introduction to all aspects of Lua programming written by Lua's chief architect. Contribute to google-deepmind/classic development by creating an account on GitHub. lua Here, I show how to make classes in Lua. Simple Classes The following example implements a class with no inheritance: SimpleClass = {} SimpleClass_mt = { __index = SimpleClass } -- This function creates a new instance of Tiny class module for Lua. Not meant for the beginner programmer. P. Lua is free software, and is provided as usual with no guarantees, as stated in its license.