NAME

lua_Number — type of numbers in Lua

SYNOPSIS

#include <lua.h>

typedef double lua_Number;

DESCRIPTION

The type of numbers in Lua. By default, it is double, but that can be changed in <luaconf.h>.

Through the configuration file you can change Lua to operate with another type for numbers (e.g., float or long).

SEE ALSO

Roberto Ierusalimschy, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo, and Waldemar Celes, Lua 5.1 Reference Manual.

HISTORY

The lua_Number manual page is based on Lua Reference Manual 5.1 and was created by Sergey Bronnikov.