Difference between revisions of "Io.open"
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=== Return values === | === Return values === | ||
'''Returns''' (file) file object<br/> | '''Returns''' (file) file object<br/> | ||
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| + | === Example === | ||
| + | '''To copy a file''' | ||
| + | <source lang="lua"> | ||
| + | local function copy(src, dst) | ||
| + | local srcf = io.open(src, "rb") | ||
| + | local dstf = io.open(dst, "wb") | ||
| + | local size = 2^13 -- good buffer size (8K) | ||
| + | while true do | ||
| + | local block = srcf:read(size) | ||
| + | if not block then break end | ||
| + | dstf:write(block) | ||
| + | end | ||
| + | srcf:close() | ||
| + | dstf:close() | ||
| + | end | ||
| + | </source> | ||
{{Io}} | {{Io}} | ||
Revision as of 08:38, 2 July 2022
Available since: Gideros 2011.6
Class: io
Description
This function opens a file in the specified mode. The function returns a new file handle, or nil plus an error message.
(file) = io.open(filename, mode)
The mode string can be any of the following:
- "r": read mode (the default)
- "w": write mode
- "a": append mode
- "r+": update mode, all previous data is preserved
- "w+": update mode, all previous data is erased
- "a+": append update mode, previous data is preserved, writing is only allowed at the end of file
The mode string can also have a 'b' at the end, which is needed in some systems to open the file in binary mode.
This string is exactly what is used in the standard C function fopen.
Parameters
filename: (string) filename to open
mode: (string) mode in which to open the file optional (default = "r")
Return values
Returns (file) file object
Example
To copy a file
local function copy(src, dst)
local srcf = io.open(src, "rb")
local dstf = io.open(dst, "wb")
local size = 2^13 -- good buffer size (8K)
while true do
local block = srcf:read(size)
if not block then break end
dstf:write(block)
end
srcf:close()
dstf:close()
end
