Difference between revisions of "love.getVersion"

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{{param|number|revision|The revision version of LÖVE, i.e. 1 for version 0.9.1.}}
 
{{param|number|revision|The revision version of LÖVE, i.e. 1 for version 0.9.1.}}
 
{{param|string|codename|The codename of the current version.}}
 
{{param|string|codename|The codename of the current version.}}
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== Notes ==
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For LÖVE versions below 0.9.1, the following variables can be used instead:
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<source lang="lua">
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love._version_major
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love._version_minor
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love._version_revision
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</source>
  
 
== Examples ==
 
== Examples ==

Revision as of 18:26, 17 March 2015

Available since LÖVE 0.9.1
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Gets the current running version of LÖVE.

Function

Synopsis

major, minor, revision, codename = love.getVersion( )

Arguments

None.

Returns

number major
The major version of LÖVE, i.e. 0 for version 0.9.1.
number minor
The minor version of LÖVE, i.e. 9 for version 0.9.1.
number revision
The revision version of LÖVE, i.e. 1 for version 0.9.1.
string codename
The codename of the current version.

Notes

For LÖVE versions below 0.9.1, the following variables can be used instead:

love._version_major
love._version_minor
love._version_revision

Examples

display the current version

function love.draw()
    local major, minor, revision, codename = love.getVersion();
    local str = string.format("Version %d.%d.%d - %s", major, minor, revision, codename);
    love.graphics.print(str, 20, 20);
end

See Also

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