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=== Description === | === Description === | ||
Loads and runs libraries. | Loads and runs libraries. | ||
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require(packagename) | require(packagename) | ||
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Roughly, '''require''' does the same job as [[dofile]] but '''require''' searches for the file in a path. Because of that, '''require''' is the preferred function in Lua for loading libraries. | Roughly, '''require''' does the same job as [[dofile]] but '''require''' searches for the file in a path. Because of that, '''require''' is the preferred function in Lua for loading libraries. | ||
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| + | '''Note''': you may need to "''exclude''" the required files from execution | ||
=== Parameters === | === Parameters === | ||
'''packagename''': (string) library to load<br/> | '''packagename''': (string) library to load<br/> | ||
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| + | === Examples === | ||
| + | <syntaxhighlight lang="lua"> | ||
| + | local relpath = "losc/" | ||
| + | local Types = require(relpath.."types") | ||
| + | local Message = require(relpath.."message") | ||
| + | local Timetag = require(relpath.."timetag") | ||
| + | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
=== See also === | === See also === | ||
Latest revision as of 00:23, 23 June 2024
Available since: Gideros 2011.6
Class: (global)
Description
Loads and runs libraries.
require(packagename)
Roughly, require does the same job as dofile but require searches for the file in a path. Because of that, require is the preferred function in Lua for loading libraries.
Note: you may need to "exclude" the required files from execution
Parameters
packagename: (string) library to load
Examples
local relpath = "losc/"
local Types = require(relpath.."types")
local Message = require(relpath.."message")
local Timetag = require(relpath.."timetag")
See also
