Variables¶

Naming¶

Name Constants using ALL_CAPS¶

Variables that you do not intend to change (a constant), should follow the following naming scheme.

    local MY_CONSTANT = "constant value"
    MY_GLOBAL_CONSTANT = "another constant value"

camelCase for non-constant local variables¶

    local myVariable = "variable value"

PascalCase non-constant global variables¶

    MyGlobalVariable = "global variable value"

Use underscore "_" as the name of a variable that cannot be deleted, but is unused¶

    local function printValues(map)
        for _, v in pairs(map) do
            print(v)
        end
    end

Location¶

Always keep variables close to where they are used and grouped together. Global variables should be grouped together and declared at the top of a file (or in a seperate file).