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Roblox Lua Scripting Essentials: A Step-by-Step Guide

Name: Roblox Lua Scripting Essentials: A Step-by-Step Guide
Author: Christopher Coutinho
ISBN: 9798868800269

by Christopher Coutinho

November 2023

Intermediate to advanced

346 pages

9h 17m

English

Apress

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C. CoutinhoRoblox Lua Scripting Essentialshttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0026-9_5

5. Objects, Data Types, and Properties

Christopher Coutinho¹

(1)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Understanding Roblox Objects (parts), additional Luau data types, and properties are essential for anyone looking to dive into the exciting world of game development on the Roblox platform. This chapter delves into these building blocks of Roblox creations, exploring the properties of Parts/Objects and understanding Roblox Luau’s additional data types. You will uncover the concepts of the other data types made available via Roblox’s Lua (Luau) implementation and learn how to use ...

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Roblox Lua Scripting Essentials: A Step-by-Step Guide

by Christopher Coutinho

5. Objects, Data Types, and Properties

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