Loading Gameplay from a separate LUA file

Solar2D Lua Language
1

Hey everyone

Just wondered if it’s possible to create a menu on main.lua and then create the game on a separate LUA file (gameplay.lua)?

I know you can load certain elements from different LUA file, but can I just create the full gameplay on ‘gameplay.lua’ and then create a function so that when you press the start button, it just does whatever is on gameplay.lua?

Thanks a lot
Ace [import]uid: 9899 topic_id: 2989 reply_id: 302989[/import]

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Yes, place your gameplay.lua code inside a function new() and then call it: gameplay.new() from main whenever you want. Be sure that the new() function is declared as global (without the local statement). Of course you need to make your gameplay.lua a module, to be visible from other files, so place this in first line:
module(…, package.seeall)

Also, if you have many scenes look in the code exchange section (community tab in site) for the “Director” class.

[import]uid: 7356 topic_id: 2989 reply_id: 8618[/import]

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Hey,

Thanks for the reply.

Would this work if I had this in main.lua:

function start:tap ( event )

gameplay.new()

end
start:addEventListener( “tap”, start )

And this in gameplay.lua:

module(…, package.seeall)

function new( ALL MY GAMEPLAY CONTENT HERE )

Or would it be more like:

module(…, package.seeall)

function new()

ALL MY GAMEPLAY CONTENT HERE

end

Or something completely different?

Excuse my newness to Corona and programming

Thanks
Ace

[import]uid: 9899 topic_id: 2989 reply_id: 8624[/import]

4

The second approach is the right one

module(…, package.seeall)

function new()

ALL MY GAMEPLAY CONTENT HERE

end
However, I would propose to take a look of a mini tutorial I wrote for Lua or read the official Documentation of Ansca. You have to understand the scope concepts to proceed without problems. [import]uid: 7356 topic_id: 2989 reply_id: 8686[/import]

5

Brilliant, I have it working now.

I’ve been reading loads of things and dissecting the sample projects and watching videos. I feel like I’m learning pretty quickly but I’ve been spending a good 9-11 hours a day on it lol

Thanks a lot, works great
Ace [import]uid: 9899 topic_id: 2989 reply_id: 8690[/import]