Can you create your own classes in lua?

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#1

I know this is probably a really dumb question, but I know in other languages, (like java) you can create your own classes. Can you also do this in lua?

#2

You sure can! Here’s a great tutorial by magnalite: All about Object Oriented Programming

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#3

Check out this post: All about Object Oriented Programming

How I personally organise my classes…
gernlib is a personal library of functions
gernstance is a class I wrote that all my classes inherit from (where self = {} inside .new())

--[[ CLASS via AeroFramework

class
Integern
01/03/2020

METHODS

    class.new()


--]]


local class = {}
local SELF = class
class.__index = class

local gernlib = require(game.Workspace:WaitForChild('GernLib'):WaitForChild('module'));

function class.new()

    local self = gernlib.classes.gernstance.new()
    self.sub_class = self.class
    self.class = "class"
    setmetatable(class, gernlib.classes.gernstance)
    setmetatable(self, class)



    return self

end


return class
#4

I just use the typical OOP Object for Lua

local Object = {}
Object.__index = Object

function Object.new(param1)
  local self = setmetatable({
    param1 = param1;
    text = "Heyo";
  }, Object)
  --you can use this area here to initialize other things you want to use but can't set in the table, or call functions on it.
  return self
end

return Object