Difference between revisions of "File:Lines"

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  will iterate over all lines of the file. (Unlike io.lines, this function does not close the file when the loop ends.)
 
  will iterate over all lines of the file. (Unlike io.lines, this function does not close the file when the loop ends.)
 
<source lang="lua">
 
<source lang="lua">
(function), = file:lines()
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(function) = file:lines()
 
</source>
 
</source>
 
'''Returns''' (function) iterator function<br/>
 
'''Returns''' (function) iterator function<br/>

Revision as of 10:19, 23 August 2018

Available since: Gideros 2011.6

Description

Returns an iterator function that, each time it is called, returns a new line from the file. Therefore, the construction

    `for line in file:lines() do body end`
will iterate over all lines of the file. (Unlike io.lines, this function does not close the file when the loop ends.)
(function) = file:lines()

Returns (function) iterator function

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