Difference between revisions of "Require"
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− | + | === Description === | |
− | + | Loads and runs libraries. | |
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− | + | 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. | ||
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+ | === Parameters === | ||
+ | '''packagename''': (string) library to load<br/> | ||
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+ | === See also === | ||
+ | '''[[Loading Order of Lua Files]]''' | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:32, 13 July 2023
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.
Parameters
packagename: (string) library to load
See also