Lua·Lua essentials

Control flow

Use if/elseif/else and numeric or generic for loops.

Beginner 10 min read Lesson 3 of 150 Challenge included
What you will be able to do
  • Conditions use then/end.
  • Use for i = 1, n do.
  • Use ipairs for arrays.

In plain English

Use if/elseif/else and numeric or generic for loops.

  • Conditions use then/end.
  • Use for i = 1, n do.
  • Use ipairs for arrays.
flow.luaLUA
local score = 84
if score >= 80 then
  print("pass")
else
  print("retry")
end
for i = 1, 3 do print(i) end
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Answer from memory: Which keyword starts the body of an if?

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