Trick Lua into becoming an object-oriented language

Posted by bob on Oct 27, 2022 4:37 PM EDT
Opensource.com; By Seth Kenlon
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Lua isn't an object-oriented programming language, but a scripting language utilizing C functions and a C-like syntax. However, there's a cool hack you can use within Lua code to make Lua act like an object-oriented language when you need it to be. The key is in the Lua table construct, and this article demonstrates how to use a Lua table as a stand-in for an object-oriented class.

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