How do I run Lua scripts on Android in a Java application?

Question

I\'m developing an Android game in Java which uses Lua scripts. To execute these scripts, I\'m using LuaJ with Java\'s ScriptEngine class. For example...

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Answer 1

To use Lua on Android, you can use JNLua + Lua 5.2 (implemented in C). The only Android port with JSR 223 (javax.script) support is here: https://github.com/danke-sra/jnlua-android

Using this port, you can do what you want:

ScriptEngine scriptEngine = new LuaScriptEngineFactory().getEngine(); scriptEngine.eval("lua statements");