turning string value to a value encased in quotations

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#1

in this case, I am having the value 150 passed over from another class using OOP and i need to have the 150 encased in quotation marks…

basically i need to have 

function Score:__init(numberOfBricks – 150)

self.numberOfBricks = numberOfBricks

but

self.numberOfBricks = “numberOfBricks”

I am checking whether 

if score.text == numberOfBricks then …

but it only works if i have 

if score.text == “150” then

my purpose is to make my code as adaptable to change as possible so if i changed 150 in one class it would automatically change in the class it is passed over to. thanks for any help.

#2

In Lua if you want a number, just type in the number without any quote marks. When you put quote marks around it, you get a string. 

Lua will try to automatically convert numbers to strings and strings to numbers where it makes sense.

Since we can’t see where you’re calling your .__init() function, it’s going to be hard to say.  Also when posting code, it’s best to copy/paste from your text editor. Then use the blue <> button in the row with bold & italic and paste the code into the popup window.

Rob

#3

In Lua if you want a number, just type in the number without any quote marks. When you put quote marks around it, you get a string. 

Lua will try to automatically convert numbers to strings and strings to numbers where it makes sense.

Since we can’t see where you’re calling your .__init() function, it’s going to be hard to say.  Also when posting code, it’s best to copy/paste from your text editor. Then use the blue <> button in the row with bold & italic and paste the code into the popup window.

Rob