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9	9	== Semantics/Syntax ==
10		Of course, Lua is going to look different from Python because of how the language is written. Where Python uses the 'dot' notation for both calling functions and property access, it is different for Lua. Method calls in Lua use the 'colon' notation, and property access is done with the 'dot' notation. When looking at the [wiki:documentation/LuaManual/APIReference API reference], almost everything is called from an actual object. Exceptions to that rule are constructors (''new''), ''Element.As'', ''Log'', ~~''DocumentFocus'', and the ''rocket'' table~~.
	10	Of course, Lua is going to look different from Python because of how the language is written. Where Python uses the 'dot' notation for both calling functions and property access, it is different for Lua. Method calls in Lua use the 'colon' notation, and property access is done with the 'dot' notation. When looking at the [wiki:documentation/LuaManual/APIReference API reference], almost everything is called from an actual object. Exceptions to that rule are constructors (''new''), ''Element.As'', ''Log'', and ''DocumentFocus''.
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12	12	Again, referencing the [wiki:documentation/LuaManual/APIReference API reference], anything with a type to the left is a method and is called with the 'colon' notation from an object. Example, defining an inline event: `onclick="document:Focus()"`. Anything in the API reference with NO type to the left, and a type in parenthesis to the right is a property and will be called with the 'dot' notation from an object. Building on the previous example defining an inline event: `onclick="document:Focus() print(element.id)"`