How to declare variables with specific data type?

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#1

I want to create a number variable that is integer and not float, but when I declared the variable even if I didn’t give “.0” behind the number, it gave me float instead of integer. In C++, We can just write something like:

int var = 1;
float x = 1.00;
string p = "Ehee";

How do I do it in Lua?

#2

You can just do:

local whatever = "whatever"

You do not need to define the type.
You may want to learn more on lua before diving straight onto the devforum.
https://www.lua.org/ is a good site to learn from.

#3

While integers do exist in later versions of lua, there are not present in the version being used for Roblox.

#4

For future reference go to google and type roblox wiki then whatever the subject is> roblox wiki variables > roblox wiki functions. You’ll find your answer relatively faster than just asking it here. Also the link for the wiki is always developer.roblox.com. Sometimes youll see roblox.fandom.com > which should be avoided.

Also this helps prevent questions that have been asked hundreds of times.

#6

I didn’t? I never messaged you, but ok?

#8

What? Messaged you on what? You’re telling me I said something without any proof its actually me? You’re very rude lmao

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#20

ight i just figured out how to declare variables, just basically do this

local myNumber: number = 123

so first put local meaning its a local variable, then the variable name, next the variable type, such as if it was a string you put string and for number put number, and etc and lastly you put the variable value, it has to correspond to the variable type, if its a number you put a number such as 1234 and if its a string you put something like “Hello” other wise if you mix and match values it won’t work strings won’t go numbers and etc, you get what im saying

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#21

If you put it in a string or another non-number value, it will work when you actually run it, just that the script editor will yell at you for using the wrong type.