Multiple lua files in one project

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

I am trying to learn how to modularize lua by making multiple lua files.  As a C coder, I loved modularizing.

I looked at this program…

http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/create-a-balance-ping-pong-game–mobile-20984

I was able to create a file called move_paddle and move that function to another file.

However, when I tried to do that with show credits I was not able to.  I guess I don’t understand the : notation and what that means when modularizing.  I want to try this but can someone give me an example or give me some tips.

Thanks!

#2

To access lua modules that reside in separate lua files, you need to “require” them. In your example, you have a function move_paddle defined in its own lua file, perhaps move_paddle.lua. To use that function in main.lua, or any other lua file, you need the notation:

local move\_paddle = require("move\_paddle")

To me, game credits don’t really belong in a separate module, they belong in a new scene. Corona’s scene_management API is called Composer. Look into that:

http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/composer/index.html

#3

To access lua modules that reside in separate lua files, you need to “require” them. In your example, you have a function move_paddle defined in its own lua file, perhaps move_paddle.lua. To use that function in main.lua, or any other lua file, you need the notation:

local move\_paddle = require("move\_paddle")

To me, game credits don’t really belong in a separate module, they belong in a new scene. Corona’s scene_management API is called Composer. Look into that:

http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/composer/index.html