A Lua implementation for the Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR).
NeoLua is an implementation of the Lua language. Currently, the implementation is on the level of Lua_5.3 (http://www.lua.org/manual/5.3/manual.html). The goal is to follow the reference of the C-Lua implementation and combine this with full .NET Framework support. That means, it should be easy to call .NET functions from Lua and it should be easy access variables and functions from a .net language (e.g. C#, VB.NET, ...).
NeoLua is implemented in C# and uses the Dynamic Language Runtime. It therefore integrates very well with the .NET Framework.
You can play and test the language with the tool NeoCmd.
Or there are two easy ways to use NeoLua in your project.
Simple example:
using (Lua lua = new Lua()) // Create the Lua script engine
{
dynamic env = lua.CreateEnvironment(); // Create a environment
env.dochunk("a = 'Hallo World!';", "test.lua"); // Create a variable in Lua
Console.WriteLine(env.a); // Access a variable in C#
env.dochunk("function add(b) return b + 3; end;", "test.lua"); // Create a function in Lua
Console.WriteLine("Add(3) = {0}", env.add(3)); // Call the function in C#
}
Using lua As Lua = New Lua ' Create the Lua script engine
Dim env As Object = lua.CreateEnvironment(Of LuaGlobal)() ' Create a environment
env.dochunk("a = 'Hallo World!';", "test.lua") ' Create a variable in Lua
Console.WriteLine(env.a) ' Access a variable in VB
env.dochunk("function add(b) return b + 3; end;", "test.lua") ' Create a function in Lua
Console.WriteLine("Add(3) = {0}", (New LuaResult(env.add(3)))(0)) ' Call the function in VB
End Using
A more "complex" script, that shows the interaction between lua and .net:
local t = clr.System.Int32[](6, 8, 9, 19);",
return t:Sum(), t:Where(function(c : int) : bool return c < 10 end):Sum()
NeoLua is a .NET portable assembly (IL) for
There will be no support for .NET Frameworks lower than 4.5.
It does not work with
So, this could be reliable partner for your compiled .NET application or engine (e.g. game engines).
This documention has the same structure like the official reference (Lua 5.3), so it should be easy to compare the two worlds.
If there is something unclear, wrong or misunderstanding please use the discussions.
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