4 The Language

This section describes the lexis, syntax and semantics of Lua.

• 4.1 Lexical Conventions
• 4.2 Coercion
• 4.3 Adjustment
• 4.4 Statements
• 4.5 Expressions
• 4.6 Function Definitions
• 4.7 Fallbacks
• 4.8 Error Handling