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Iterate over the lines in a file
 
Iterate over the lines in a file
 
== Function ==
 
== Function ==
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=== Returns ===
 
=== Returns ===
 
{{param|function|iterator|A function that iterates over all the lines in the file}}
 
{{param|function|iterator|A function that iterates over all the lines in the file}}
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=== Example ===
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<source lang="lua">
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local highscores = {}
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for line in love.filesystem.lines ("highscores.lst") do
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  table.insert (highscores, line)
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end
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</source>
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[parent::love.filesystem]]
 
* [[parent::love.filesystem]]
 
[[Category:Functions]]
 
[[Category:Functions]]
 
{{#set:Description=Iterate over the lines in a file}}
 
{{#set:Description=Iterate over the lines in a file}}

Revision as of 18:31, 30 August 2010

Iterate over the lines in a file

Function

Synopsis

iterator = love.filesystem.lines( name )

Arguments

string name
The name (and path) of the file

Returns

function iterator
A function that iterates over all the lines in the file

Example

local highscores = {}
for line in love.filesystem.lines ("highscores.lst") do
  table.insert (highscores, line)
end

See Also