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* Please check out the Lua Basics if you haven't already. * For more documents within this series, please scroll to the bottom of the page or click here. }} '''Values''' are essentially data within Lua. Values can be passed into functions as arguments and can be stored in variables for future use. There are several different ty..."

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'''Values''' are essentially data within Lua. Values can be passed into [[#Functions|functions]] as arguments and can be stored in [[../Variables|variables]] for future use.

There are several different types of data within Lua. We'll go over some of the more basic ones below.
== {{Type|boolean}} ==
Booleans store either a {{Type|true}} or {{Type|false}} value, nothing else. They can be operated on with [[../Operators#Logical_Operators|logical operators]] such as <code>and</code>, <code>or</code>, and <code>not</code>.
{{Script
|script=local a = true
local b = false

print(a and b) --> false
print(a or b) --> true
print(not a) --> false
print(a and not b) --> true
}}
== {{Type|number}} ==
Numbers store any numeric value, including {{Type|integers}} and {{Type|floats}}. Numbers are primarily operated on using [[../Operators#Arithmetic_Operators|arithmetic]] (<code>+</code>, <code>*</code>, <code>%</code>, etc.) and [[../Operators#Relational_Operators|relational]] (<code>==</code>, <code>></code>, <code><=</code>, etc.) operators.
{{Script
|script=local a = 3
local b = 5.5
local c = 9

print(a + b) --> 7.5
print(b * c) --> 49.5
print(c / a) --> 3
}}
== {{Type|string}} ==
Strings are sequences of characters usually made to form human-readable text. They can be created by wrapping characters within quotes (<code>"</code>) or apostrophes/single quotes (<code>'</code>).

The character used to wrap the string, either <code>"</code> or <code>'</code>, cannot be normally used within the string without a syntax error. These characters can be escaped by putting a backslash (<code>\</code>) behind them to use them as normal. Newlines are similar, however they are escaped by using <code>\n</code>.

Literal strings, wrapped using double brackets (<code><nowiki>[[example]]</nowiki></code>), automatically escape all characters within, including newlines. This means that literal strings can go over multiple lines, be represented as such in the value, and still not cause a syntax error.

Strings can be manipulated using the string library, accessed either by using the <code>string</code> global variable or by using the methods of a string object.

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