Luadata by Example: Data Types

luadata handles all Lua data types and converts them to their JSON equivalents.

lua

name = "Anduin"
level = 70
health = 98.5
active = true
guild = nil

output

{
  "name": "Anduin",
  "level": 70,
  "health": 98.5,
  "active": true,
  "guild": null
}

The type mapping is straightforward:

Lua strings become JSON strings. Integers and floats become JSON numbers. Booleans map directly. Lua nil becomes JSON null.

luadata also supports negative numbers, scientific notation (like 1.5e-3), and strings with escape sequences.

Want more flexibility? Open the interactive converter to try any Lua input with all available options.