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Integrate Lua with C++

You're reading from Integrate Lua with C++ Seamlessly integrate Lua scripting to enhance application flexibility

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2023

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781805128618

Length 216 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

Linux

Concepts

Application Development

Author (1):

Wenhuan Li

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1 – Lua Basics FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: Getting Your C++ Project Lua-Ready

3. Chapter 2: Lua Fundamentals

4. Part 2 – Calling Lua from C++

5. Chapter 3: How to Call Lua from C++

6. Chapter 4: Mapping Lua Types to C++

7. Chapter 5: Working with Lua Tables

8. Part 3 – Calling C++ from Lua

9. Chapter 6: How to Call C++ from Lua

10. Chapter 7: Working with C++ Types

11. Chapter 8: Abstracting a C++ Type Exporter

12. Part 4 – Advanced Topics

13. Chapter 9: Recapping Lua-C++ Communication Mechanisms

14. Chapter 10: Managing Resources

15. Chapter 11: Multithreading with Lua

16. Index

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Working with Lua Tables

In this chapter, we will continue to improve our Lua executor to work with tables. Many of the mechanisms are extensions of the learnings from the previous chapter. You will also learn about object-oriented programming (OOP) in Lua and how to call Lua object methods. In all, Lua objects are Lua tables by nature.

We will cover the following topics:

Working with Lua table entries
Working with Lua arrays
OOP in Lua
Working with Lua table functions

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Authors (1)

Wenhuan Li

Wenhuan Li

Wenhuan Li is a software architect and full stack developer. He started his career in the chip design industry, where he worked on embedded software and development tools. Over the past decade, Wenhuan has primarily focused on mobile applications and backend services and was associated with big tech companies such as Meta, Bloomberg, Booking, and McAfee.

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