Splitting a script into several files?

[thomas_fogh]

Hi,
My lua script is getting a bit long and I was wondering if it was possible to split it into several files?
And will my "global" variables still be accessible to all functions?

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file1.lua:
function func1()
..
function func1_1()
..

file2.lua:
function func2()
..
function func2_1()
..

main.lua:
include file1.lua
include file2.lua
function2_1(...)
function1(...)
...

Thanks!
BR, Thomas Fogh[/code]

[chaos^^]

Hi, I solved this question using the "dofile()" method, like this:

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# file1.lua # (or whatever extension you like)
function Funct1()
  return 2
end
variable = 1
array = {}

# main.lua #
dofile("file1.lua")  -- file1.lua must be in the same directory of main.lua
array[1] = variable
array[2] = Funct1()

This method is actually running under Lua-Player 0.20. At real, you don't call the file as an header but the effect is the same.

Up to Luaplayer 0.16 you may use the method "require(filename)" that runs like "include" in C/C++ code. Using LuaP 0.20 I didn't find a way to make it running correctly, so I've used the first kind of splitting codes.

Hope you find this usefull, bye!
GiuSeppe

[Anti-QJ]

functions.lua

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function movePlayer()
...
end

index.lua

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dofile("functions.lua"

blah blah

while true do
movePlayer()

...
end

Thats what I do. I put all my functions in a separate file then call them when needed.

[PiCkDaT]

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# main.lua #
dofile("file1.lua")  -- file1.lua must be in the same directory of main.lua

with dofile() the file doesnt have to be in the same directory 'in case' you didnt know, if you use

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dofile("folder/file1.lua")

or you can even use

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System.currentDirectory("..") -- goes up one directory

heres a link to all the functions http://wiki.ps2dev.org/psp:lua_player:functions