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=== Description === | === Description === | ||
Returns an iterator function that, each time it is called, returns a new line from the file. | Returns an iterator function that, each time it is called, returns a new line from the file. | ||
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(function) = file:lines() | (function) = file:lines() | ||
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=== Example === | === Example === | ||
'''To iterate over all lines of a file''' | '''To iterate over all lines of a file''' | ||
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for line in file:lines() do | for line in file:lines() do | ||
--body | --body | ||
Latest revision as of 14:32, 13 July 2023
Available since: Gideros 2011.6
Class: file
Description
Returns an iterator function that, each time it is called, returns a new line from the file. <syntaxhighlight lang="lua"> (function) = file:lines() </source>
Unlike io.lines, this function does not close the file when the loop ends.
Return values
Returns (function) iterator function
Example
To iterate over all lines of a file <syntaxhighlight lang="lua"> for line in file:lines() do --body end </source>
