Now that we have the simulator and text editors set up, let's start making our very first Corona program! The first program that we will make is called Hello World. It is a traditional program that many people learn when starting a new programming language.
Open your preferred text editor and type the following lines:
textObject = display.newText( "Hello World!", 160, 80, native.systemFont, 36 ) textObject: setFillColor ( 1, 1, 1 )
Next, create a folder on your desktop called
Hello World. Save the preceding text as a file namedmain.luato the location of your project folder.Launch Corona. You will be greeted with the Corona SDK screen. Click on Open and navigate to the
Hello Worldfolder you just created. You should see yourmain.luafile in this folder:
On a Mac, click on the Open button. On Windows, select the
main.luafile and click on the Open button. You'll see your new program running in the Corona simulator:
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