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* '''null''' is known as '''nil'''. | * '''null''' is known as '''nil'''. | ||
* '''else if''' is combined into one keyword '''elseif''' | |||
* Lua is dynamically typed (rather than statically), so you do not need to declare the type of variable before you can use it. You can change variables from being tables to numbers. | * Lua is dynamically typed (rather than statically), so you do not need to declare the type of variable before you can use it. You can change variables from being tables to numbers. | ||
* Lua uses different arrays that are known as tables. Tables have numerical, string and table indexes. Strings in Lua are not tables. | * Lua uses different arrays that are known as tables. Tables have numerical, string and table indexes. Strings in Lua are not tables. | ||
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* Lua does not use braces for opening and closing blocks of code. It uses the '''end''' statement. | * Lua does not use braces for opening and closing blocks of code. It uses the '''end''' statement. | ||
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==Lua from Haskell== | ==Lua from Haskell== | ||
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