imported>PHansen: .. string.len(text)

2014-12-15T11:50:01Z

.. string.len(text)

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--https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Lua_for_beginners
--testes via: User:PHansen/sandbox
local p = {} -- defines a variable p as an empty table, but *not* nil.

text = "Hello world"

--function p.main( frame ) -- this block defines the table element p[main] as the _function_ listed below
-- return "Hello world" -- the string result
--end -- ends the block defining p.main

function p.main( frame ) -- this block defines the table element p[main] as the _function_ listed below

if string.len(text) < 15 then --<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< nil ?
return ("Under 15")

else
return text -- the string result
end
end -- ends the block defining p.main

return p -- this returns the table p, which contains function p.main, which returns string "Hello world"

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imported>PHansen: .. string.len(text)