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--- lua_tutorial [2023/04/25 19:16] – kali
+++ lua_tutorial [2023/04/29 07:52] (current) – kali
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 {{ ::luatutorial_multiple_similar_entities_3.png?direct&800 |}}
-Now what did I do there? I simply utilized the information we learned with 3 variables and [[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concatenate|concatenated]] them together in the same string. In one simple line it demonstrates that 5 entities all have the same name, but all have different id's and distances from the Player. ''local target = Player:GetTarget()'' is defining **target** as the Player's current target, ''"["..target.id.."] "'' is concatenating brackets on each end of the target id, ''..target.name.." is "..string.format("%.2f",target.distance).." yalms away")'' is formatting the number from distance and truncating it to two decimals. It's a bit more advanced, but it should be easy enough to understand I think, but I think it's time we take a few steps back and introduce basic Lua terms so you can be on the same page.
+  local target = Player:GetTarget() d("["..target.id.."] "..target.name.." is "..string.format("%.2f",target.distance).." yalms away")
+Now what did I do there? I simply utilized the information we learned with 3 variables and [[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concatenate|concatenated]] them together in the same string. In one simple line it demonstrates that 5 entities all have the same name, but all have different id's and distances from the Player. ''local target = Player:GetTarget()'' is defining **target** as the Player's current target, ''"["..target.id.."] "'' is concatenating brackets on each end of the target id, ''..target.name.." is "..string.format("%.2f",target.distance).." yalms away")'' is formatting the number from distance and [[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truncate|truncating]] it to two decimals. It's a bit more advanced, but it should be easy enough to understand I think, but I think it's time we take a few steps back and introduce basic Lua terms so you can be on the same page.
 ===== Introducing Basic Lua Terms =====
+  - explain what a variable is
+  - comments
+  - identifiers, and how they are case sensitive
+  - the 21 reserved keywords
+  - whitespace and readability
+  - variable definition, lists, and declaration
+  - the 8 "types"
+    - nil, boolean, number, string, function, userdata, thread, and table
+  - the type function
+  - arithmetic operators
+  - relational operators
+  - logical operators
+  - miscellaneous operators
+  - operator precedence
+  - loops, break, and infinite loops
+  - if statements
+  - functions
+    - defining
+    - arguments
+    - calling
+    - assigning and passing
+    - variable arguments
+  - strings and string manipulation
+  - replacing a substring, find and match
+  - string formatting
+  - character and byte representation
+  - arrays and multi-dimensional arrays
+  - iterators
+  - tables and table manipulation
+===== Making our First Module =====
+===== Common Functions and Standard Libraries =====
+===== Error Handling and Debugging =====
+===== Garbage Collection and Performance Impact =====
+===== Object Oriented and Inheritance =====

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