healthBarDisplay.lua

-- create green health bar
healthBar = display.newRect(0,
                        -45, 
                        maxHealth, 
                       10)

healthBar:setFillColor( 000/255, 255/255, 0/255 )
healthBar.strokeWidth = 1
healthBar:setStrokeColor( 255, 255, 255, .5 )
characterGroup:insert(healthBar)

-- create red damage bar (-create it second so it lays on top)
damageBar = display.newRect(0,
			-45,
                        0, 
                       10)

damageBar:setFillColor( 255/255, 0/255, 0/255 )
characterGroup:insert(damageBar)