Lua Code Translation Overview

Lua Code Translation

Original Code

The original user-provided code is already in Lua.

Code Analysis

The code contains:

1. A function definition printMessage that prints "Hello, World!".
2. A call to printMessage to execute the printing operation.

Lua Translation

The translated code maintains the original structure and functionality and is already idiomatic to Lua.

Translated Code

-- Define a function to print a message
function printMessage()
    print("Hello, World!")
end

-- Call the function to print the message
printMessage()

Summary

• Function Definition: The function printMessage is defined to print "Hello, World!".
• Function Call: The printMessage function is called to execute the print operation.

The code provided is already in Lua and follows best practices for the language. No changes were needed for the translation.