LUA File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
Extension .lua
MIME Type text/x-lua or application/x-lua
File Type Lua Source File
Programming Language Lua
Primary Usage Scripting and embedded configurations
Character Encoding UTF-8
Can Contain Functions, Variables, Statements
Supported Paradigms Procedural, object-oriented, functional, data-driven
Interpreted or Compiled Interpreted
Case Sensitive Yes
Whitespace Significant No, except inside strings
Memory Management Automatic garbage collection
Typing Discipline Dynamic, strong
Platform Dependency Cross-platform via Lua interpreter
Standard API Standard libraries for basic functionalities
Commonly Used For Game development, web applications, standalone scripts
Comment Syntax Single line: --, Multi-line: --[[ ]]--
Executable Through Lua interpreter
First Developed 1993