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

However, this is apparently not supported on Android

Correct.

something to do with android not having a full blown JVM, I read somewhere

Correct. If you look at the JavaDocs, you will see that javax.script does not exist in the Android SDK.

Maybe I'll give this a try: https://github.com/damonkohler/sl4a

That is one option. Another is to embed the Lua interpreter in your app via the NDK, as in this sample application.