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Omishie
Omishie

Reputation: 3

Basic Quit Function in LOVE2D

I started using LOVE yesterday and I'm trying to code a basic quit function with LUA.

Here's my code

if function love.keyboard.getKey("q")
    function love.event.quit()
end

I've tried it with and without the functions. When I run it, it gives me this error

Error

Syntax error: main.lua:1: '(' expected near 'love'

Traceback

[C]: at 0x7ff9037828f0

[C]: in function 'require'

[C]: in function 'xpcall'

[C]: in function 'xpcall'

Upvotes: 0

Views: 296

Answers (1)

Piglet
Piglet

Reputation: 28964

if function love.keyboard.getKey("q")
    function love.event.quit()
end

Is invalid Lua syntax.

function is a keyword that is used to define function value. It is not part of the if statement and not used in function calls.

an if statement looks like

if condition then
  -- block
end

love.keyboard.getKey("q") is not part of the love2d API.

What you want to do would probably be achieved by implementing a keypressed event handler.

Computer programs are not written by guessing some syntax and then asking for help. Do a tutorial and read the Lua manual if you want to do anything useful with Lua.

Upvotes: 2

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