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Programming in Lua

Programming in Lua Author: Roberto Ierusalimschy Publisher: Lua.org Published: 2006 Pages: 307

Programming in Lua

Programming in Lua Chapters

Programming in Lua Chapters

1. Getting Started
   • Chunks
   • Some Lexical Conventions
   • Global Variables
   • The Stand-Alone Interpreter
2. Types and Values
   • Nil
   • Booleans
   • Numbers
   • Strings
   • Tables
   • Functions
   • Userdata and Threads
3. Expressions
   • Arithmetic Operators
   • Relational Operators
   • Logical Operators
   • Concatenation
   • Precedence
   • Table Constructors
4. Statements
   • Assignment
   • Local Variables and Blocks
   • Control Structures
   • break and return
5. Functions
   • Multiple Results
   • Variable Number of Arguments
   • Named Arguments
6. More About Functions
   • Closures
   • Non-Global Functions
   • Proper Tail Calls
7. Iterators and the Generic for
   • Iterators and Closures
   • The Semantics of the Generic for
   • Stateless Iterators
   • Iterators with Complex State
   • True Iterators
8. Compilation, Execution and Errors
   • Compilation
   • C Code
   • Errors
   • Error Handling and Exceptions
   • Error Messages and Tracebacks
9. Coroutines
   • Coroutine Basics
   • Pipes and Filters
   • Coroutines as Iterators
   • Non-Preemptive Multithreading
10. Complete Examples
    • Data Description
    • Markov Chain Algorithm
11. Data Structures
    • Arrays
    • Matrices and Multi-Dimensional Arrays
    • Linked Lists
    • Queues and Double Queues
    • Sets and Bags
    • String Buffers
    • Graphs
12. Data Files and Persistence
    • Data Files
    • Serialization
13. Metatables and Metamethods
    • Arithmetic Metamethods
    • Relational Metamethods
    • Library-Defined Metamethods
    • Table-Access Metamethods
14. The Environment
    • Global Variables with Dynamic Names
    • Global-Variable Declarations
    • Non-Global Environments
15. Modules and Packages
    • The require Function
    • The Basic Approach for Writing Modules
    • Using Environments
    • The module Function
    • Submodules and Packages
16. Object Oriented Programming
    • Classes
    • Inheritance
    • Multiple Inheritance
    • Privacy
    • The Single-Method Approach
17. Weak Tables
    • Memoize Functions
    • Object Attributes
    • Revisiting Tables with Default Values
18. The Mathematical Library
19. The Table Library
    • Insert and remove
    • Sort
    • Concatenation
20. The String Library
    • Basic String Functions
    • Pattern-Matching Functions
    • Patterns
    • Captures
    • Replacements
    • Tricks of the Trade
21. The I/O Library
    • The Simple I/O Model
    • The Complete I/O Model
    • Other Operations on Files
22. The Operating System Library
    • Date and Time
    • Other System Calls
23. The Debug Library
    • Introspective Facilities
    • Hooks
    • Profiles
24. An Overview of the C API
    • A First Example
    • The Stack
    • Error Handling with the C API
25. Extending Your Application
    • The Basics
    • Table Manipulation
    • Calling Lua Functions
    • A Generic Call Function
26. Calling C from Lua
    • C Functions
    • C Modules
27. Techniques for Writing C Functions
    • Array Manipulation
    • String Manipulation
    • Storing State in C Functions
28. User Defined Types in C
    • Userdata
    • Metatables
    • Object-Oriented Access
    • Array Access
    • Light Userdata
29. Managing Resources
    • A Directory Iterator
    • An XML Parser
30. Threads and States
    • Multiple Threads
    • Lua States
31. Memory Management
    • The Allocation Function
    • The Garbage Collector

Programming in Lua Appendices

1. Index