Author Topic: Lua Q&A (Read 104336 times)

Levak · « **Reply #180 on:** August 01, 2013, 11:59:02 am »

Quote from: Jonius7 on August 01, 2013, 09:24:37 am

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Bar = class(Foo)So this will also call Foo:init() after it assigns the table of Bar? That's interesting.

No, this is not what I've written :

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What's the difference then ? Foo() will call Foo:init() after the copy (the constructor).

class() does not call init().

Adriweb · « **Reply #181 on:** August 02, 2013, 12:17:26 pm »

If you want to know what's behind the scene, the source code of the "class" function implementation is here : http://wiki.inspired-lua.org/class

Jonius7 · « **Reply #182 on:** August 04, 2013, 09:53:03 am »

@adriweb: Yeah I've seen it, I understand the actual definition even less. Sorry.
http://ourl.ca/11717/354363

@Levak: Yeah I don't know what I was going on back there. We were looking at
foo = Foo()
and
Bar = class(Foo)

Adriweb · « **Reply #183 on:** August 04, 2013, 01:00:19 pm »

Quote from: Jonius7 on August 04, 2013, 09:53:03 am

@adriweb: Yeah I've seen it, I understand the actual definition even less. Sorry.

Oops yeah sorry, didn't see/remember.
But indeed it's not a trivial code for novice programmers.

and to sum up the init() call, class() does not call it, it's when you create an instance of the earlier-defined class that it's called.

Jonius7 · « **Reply #184 on:** August 04, 2013, 10:17:05 pm »

EDIT: I changed some things because I changed my understanding...

Quote from: adriweb on July 29, 2013, 10:17:54 am

Quote from: Jonius7 on July 29, 2013, 08:45:42 am
So clarification,

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ball = class() -- creates a class called ball using the class function that is predefined function ball:init(speed, size) -- initialises the class, it can be called by just ball() elsewhere in the code self.speed = spd -- these are added to the table, ball? self.size = size end
Yes (and it's 'speed' not 'spd').

I am so confused, which parts in initialising self.blah variables have to match the arguments? In this case, speed and size? I thought only the blah part in self.blah had to match the arguments.

I thought there was no restrictions, i.e. doing this wouldn't give any errors when executing the code.

Taking some code from my (currently) secret project

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function Units:init(plr, x, y, str, move, opt) -- player, xy position on map, strength, movement, options
	self.plr = uplr
	self.x = ux
	self.y = uy
	self.str = ustr
	self.move = umove
	self.opt = {}
end

~~Is this valid at all?~~ EDIT OVERRIDE: No, it is not valid code. I think because uplr, ux, uy aren't defined? Hence self.plr, self.x sel.y ... are assigned values of nil. That's why I'm not getting an error, even when calling the function. It's only when I tested trying to gc:drawstring() ustr that it got a nil error.

So if I just change it to

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function Units:init(plr, x, y, str, move, opt) -- player, xy position on map, strength, movement, options
	self.ran = plr
	self.dom = x
	self.hah = y
	self.yea = str
	self.ble = move
	self.see = {}
        self.new = 10
end

That would be valid, except I probably wouldn't name those self. variable like that, of course

I'm still not sure what all these things do. And what would be the output if I were to call Units and/or Units() ?

I'm also using this to get my head around it as well: http://ourl.ca/12291/231625

As said on my custom title: whyda slow progress in programming? Imma struggle beyond basic concepts...

jwalker · « **Reply #185 on:** August 04, 2013, 10:44:07 pm »

Your origional code would work except when you look at your constructor, your parameters must be equil to your variable.

ex:

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function Units:init(plr, x, y, str, move, opt) --these are not your self. variables, they are just values that are passed when it is called.
  self.plr = plr --Notice how you are setting the self. variable to the variable passed in the constructor.
  self.x = x
  self.y = y 
  self.str = str
  self.move = move
  self.opt = opt
end

When you used uplr instead of the plr you passed in your constructor, you essentialy are setting self.plr to nil because uplr does not exist.

Jonius7 · « **Reply #186 on:** August 04, 2013, 10:49:42 pm »

Yep I edited my posts and talked about the uplr, because uplr hasn't been defined yet.
I edited my post several times, so I may have started to answer my own questions

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your parameters must be equil to your variable.

as in? The arguments in the function?

jwalker · « **Reply #187 on:** August 04, 2013, 10:54:40 pm »

Yes, as in arguments.

Levak · « **Reply #188 on:** August 05, 2013, 01:54:36 am »

I really don't understand why you're struggling with scoped-variables-overriding.

What I mean :

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local foo = 42
{ -- new scope, it can a function, for, while, etc ..
    local foo = 69
    print(foo) -- prints 69
}
print(foo) -- prints 42

Is that a new concept for you ?

Because here, "self" is the object itself, it won't colide with current scope variables.

Thus, this is valid :

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Foo = class()
function Foo:init(x, y, z)
  self.x = x
  self.y = y
  self.z = z
end

And this is invalid :

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Foo = class()
function Foo:init(xx, yy, zz)
  x = xx
  y = yy
  z = zz
end

But obviously, this is also valid :

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Foo = class()
function Foo:init(xx, yy, zz)
  self.x = xx
  self.y = yy
  self.z = zz
end

Jonius7 · « **Reply #189 on:** August 05, 2013, 10:32:46 am »

I'm probably just thinking things differently to how others might have got the concept in Lua.
I'm not familiar with the word scope (though I searched it up and that helped)

Spoiler For from lua-users.org:

But using local variables isn't exactly new for me.

The main thing that was stumping me the most was trying to understand what all this syntax that I wasn't familiar with, was doing.

njaddison · « **Reply #190 on:** February 15, 2014, 12:20:15 am »

wheneva i lookz at someone'z lua source code it haz a bunch of trigz and I'z juz like omgz what the crudz doez all this meanz it'z so weirdz
No spamming/trolling intended, I just want to know why you'd wanna use trig in a lua code. I'm not very skilled at programming (YET). Someday, I wanna be the very best. That no one ever was. But anyways, no spamming/trolling intended.

LDStudios · « **Reply #191 on:** February 15, 2014, 07:17:39 am »

Well, I'm assuming you're talking about trigonometry?
I once started (never finished) a game in which the player moves with 2 arrows, controlling a line, that curves, sort of like snake, but not tied to a grid. I used sine and cosine to move the snakes destination point around a circle when the arrows were pressed. Thats one example.

njaddison · « **Reply #192 on:** February 15, 2014, 09:15:16 am »

Yes I'm guessing that trigonometry is essential if I want to learn to program games. I learned basic trig in Geometry, how can I apply that to programming? It's something I've been wondering for a very long time, as i want to program my first game in lua, on the nspire.
EDIT:
Not actually ON the nspire, just for it.

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #193 on:** February 15, 2014, 10:12:40 am »

Isn't some trig necessary for 3D too?

Hayleia · « **Reply #194 on:** February 15, 2014, 10:59:53 am »

Trig is necessary for everything that involves rotation or turning.

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