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Recap: Introduction to Luau

Part of the Introduction To Luau section of Coddy's Lua journey. Lesson 5 of 80.

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Challenge

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Store a number id, then turn it into a string name.

  1. Declare local userId: number = 12345 and local username: string = "john_doe".
  2. Add username = tostring(userId): a string variable only takes strings.
  3. Keep the two print lines at the bottom.

Press Run Code: the output shows 12345 twice.

Try it yourself

-- 1) declare userId and username with their types
-- 2) put the id into username with tostring()

-- Print the results
print(userId)
print(username)

All lessons in Introduction To Luau

1Getting Started with Luau

What Is Luau?Why Use Luau?Your First Luau CodeType Checking & Error ModesRecap: Introduction to Luau

4Working with Functions

Typing Params & Return ValuesTyping Anonymous FunctionsFunctions Returning NothingOptional ParametersDefault Parameter ValuesDefaults for BooleansVariadic FunctionsDefining Function TypesRecap: Typed Functions

7Project: Typed Task Manager

Project: The Task ShapeFunction to Add a TaskProject lessonFunction to Change Task StatusProject lessonFunction: List Tasks by StatusProject lessonFunction: Print Task SummaryProject lessonCommand Loop: AddProject lessonCommand Loop: List and DoneProject lessonCommand Loop: SummaryProject lesson

10Project: Generic Inventory

Project: Inventory ItemFunction: Add ItemsProject lessonThe Weapons ListProject lessonFunction: Find Item By IDProject lessonSpecific Inventory TypesProject lessonFunction: Describe ItemsProject lessonAnswer Item QueriesProject lesson

2Core Types

Number, String and BooleanThe 'any' Type: Escape HatchThe 'unknown' TypeNil & Optional TypesType Inference in ActionExplicit Type AnnotationsRecap: Core Types Practice

5Aliases, Unions, Intersections

Type Aliases for PrimitivesUnion TypesWorking with Union TypesLiteral TypesIntersection TypesCombining Type AliasesRecap: Advanced Type Combos

8Enums, the Luau Way

The Enum Pattern in LuauNumeric Enums with TablesString Enums as UnionsUsing Literal Union EnumsFreezing Constant TablesRecap: Enums, the Luau Way

11Advanced Topics

Type AssertionsType Guards With typeofThe never TypeNil Safety In Strict ModeIndex SignaturesRecap: Config Value TypesRecap: Fine-Tuning Types

3Typed Tables: Arrays & Maps

Typed ArraysAdding and Reading ElementsWhat is a Map Type?Declaring and Accessing MapsIterating TablesMixed-Shape TablesReading a GridBuilding a Gridtable.unpackRecap: Arrays and Maps

6Typing Table Shapes

Inline Shape AnnotationsType Aliases for ShapesOptional PropertiesShapes vs. Loose TablesExtending ShapesAdding Methods to ShapesSelf and Colon MethodsRecap: Defining Table Shapes

9Generics: A First Look

The Problem Generics SolveA Generic Identity FunctionUsing a Generic FunctionGeneric ArraysGeneric Type AliasesRecap: Generic Functions

Practice on your own: Online Luau compiler