Lua 5.0 Reference Manual

• 1 – Introduction
• • 2.1 – Lexical Conventions
  • 2.3 – Variables
  • 2.5 – Expressions
  • 2.7 – Error Handling
  • 2.9 – Garbage Collection
• 3 – The Application Program Interface
  • 3.2 – The Stack and Indices
  • 3.5 – Getting Values from the Stack
  • 3.7 – Controlling Garbage Collection
  • 3.9 – Metatables
  • 3.11 – Manipulating Tables
  • 3.13 – Using Tables as Arrays
  • 3.15 – Protected Calls
  • 3.17 – Defining C Closures
  • 3.19 – Error Handling in C
• • 4.1 – Stack and Function Information
  • 4.3 – Hooks
• • 5.1 – Basic Functions
  • 5.3 – String Manipulation
  • 5.5 – Mathematical Functions
  • 5.7 – Operating System Facilities
• 6 – Lua Stand-alone
• Incompatibilities with Previous Versions