Lua Programming

SpiralTrain BV

In the course Lua Programming from SpiralTrain participants learn to use Lua in the development of applications.

Price

from €2,550

Level

Not specified

Kind

Training

Subject

Automation and IT, Training and education

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Description

Lua Intro The course starts with an explanation of the Lua Software system, the Lua Interpreter, the Lua Compiler and the SciTE IDE. Lua Syntax The Lua language syntax, the variables and data types, the difference between RValues ​​and LValues, operators, control flow and Lua modules are also discussed. Functions Then defining and calling functions in Lua is treated with parameter passing, function scope and return values. Lua also supports functional programming and in this context attention is paid to functions as variables, functions as return values ​​and closures. Data Structures and Classes Also part of the course program are data structures and classes and objects in Lua. Arrays, iterators and tables are discussed and the concepts of inheritance, overriding and polymorphism are explained and demonstrated. Threads and Coroutines Then multithreading and coroutines are on the course schedule. It is discussed how different tasks can be executed in parallel in multiple threads and how coroutines transfer control to each other with yield and resume. Lua Data Access Finally the course ends with the treatment of data access from Lua applications.