OOP in Lua without using MetaTables

[Shando]

Hi all,

I have just put up a new Tutorial on the Wiki:



Since I can't seem to get my head around MetaTables (@ant0N - any chance of creating a tutorial on how to use MetaTables??), I found a Tutorial on the web that explained how to use OOP in Lua, without using MetaTables From this, I created my own, which I have now uploaded onto the Wiki.

Shando

PS: for those of you who want to see the original Tutorial I found, it's available here:

[ant0N]

Thank you! this is a great tutorial.

I can write about metatable, but I can't properly write comments in English.

[Shando]

Hi ant0N,

If you want, you can write it in Russian and then use some translator (Google Translate, Systran, PROMT etc.) to convert it to English.

Obviously, your English is better than my Russian but my Dad can speak and read Russian, so I could ask him to take a look, and let us know if the translation is accurate (unfortunately, he's not really computer literate, but he can let me know the general translation, and I can then reword as necessary??).

Let me know if you need any help.

Shando

[ant0N]

OK, I'll write in English, but it will have to edit later.

thanks for the help!

[StarFire]

Great doc Shando, I will try using this method on my next play with Lua.

antON this would be great, we have given you access to the wiki and set you up with a development area. Check your pm for login info.

[SolarPortal]

@antON, i have pm'd you with login details.

@Shando, very nice approach. It's a very simple and elegant solution. I didn't know you could create functions with the "dot". I have been using the single colon, which i don't like very much.

[ant0N]

I started to write your tutorial. With metatable you will get much more fun..

[StarFire]

Look forward to reading it. You guys are showing me how much more powerful Lua is than I thought. Always nice to learn new things

[ant0N]

Finished two articles. I hope someone will correct my English...

[SolarPortal]

Well done & very interesting antON!
I think your english is fine and very readable

Lua is a very powerful language and continues to amaze me with the amount of workflows it has.

[Shando]

@ant0N - as I expected, your English is definitely better than my Russian

Very nice tutorial and very understandable. Now, I just have to go into a darkened room, read your tutorial many times and convince myself that I can learn how to use metatables

Shando

[ant0N]

Thanks for the kind words!

Shando, it is actually much easier than it seems at first glance.