Lua

package lua

Available on lua

These are all global static methods within Lua.

Static variables

static_VERSION:String

A global variable that holds a string containing the current interpreter version.

staticarg:Table<Int, String>

Static methods

staticassert<T>(v:T, ?message:String):T

Issues an error when the value of its argument v is false (i.e., null or false) otherwise, returns all its arguments. message is an error message. when absent, it defaults to "assertion failed!"

staticcollectgarbage(opt:CollectGarbageOption, ?arg:Int):Int

This function is a generic interface to the garbage collector. It performs different functions according to its first argument.

staticdofile(filename:String):Void

Loads and runs the given file.

staticerror(message:String, ?level:Int):Void

Generates a Lua error. The error message (which can actually be a Lua value of any type) must be on the stack top. This function does a long jump, and therefore never returns.

staticgetmetatable(tbl:Table<Dynamic, Dynamic>):Table<Dynamic, Dynamic>

Pushes onto the stack the metatable in the registry.

staticipairs<K, V>(t:Table<K, V>):IPairsResult<K, V>

staticload(code:EitherType<String, () ‑> String>):LoadResult

Loads the chunk from given string.

staticloadfile(filename:String):LoadResult

Loads the chunk from file filename or from the standard input if no filename is given.

staticnext<K, V>(k:Table<K, V>, ?i:K):NextResult<K, V>

Allows a program to traverse all fields of a table. Its first argument is a table and its second argument is an index in this table. next returns the next index of the table and its associated value. When i is null, next returns an initial index and its associated value. When called with the last index, or with null in an empty table, next returns null. In particular, you can use next(t) to check whether a table is empty.

The order in which the indices are enumerated is not specified, even for numeric indices. (To traverse a table in numeric order, use a numerical for or the ipairs function).

The behavior of next is undefined if, during the traversal, any value to a non-existent field in the table is assigned. Existing fields may however be modified. In particular, existing fields may be cleared.

staticpairs<K, V>(t:Table<K, V>):PairsResult<K, V>

staticpcall(f:Function, rest:Rest<Dynamic>):PCallResult

Calls a function in protected mode.

staticprint(v:Rest<Dynamic>):Void

Receives any number of arguments, and prints their values to stdout, using the tostring function to convert them to strings. print is not intended for formatted output, but only as a quick way to show a value, typically for debugging.

For complete control of how numbers are converted, use NativeStringTools.format.

staticrawequal(v1:Dynamic, v2:Dynamic):Bool

Returns true if the two values in acceptable indices v1 and v2 are primitively equal (that is, without calling metamethods). Otherwise returns false. Also returns false if any of the indices are non valid.

staticrawget<K, V>(t:Table<K, V>, k:K):V

Gets the real value of table[index], without invoking any metamethod.

staticrawset<K, V>(t:Table<K, V>, k:K, v:V):Void

Sets the real value of table[index] to value, without invoking any metamethod.

staticrequire(module:String):Dynamic

staticselect(n:Dynamic, rest:Rest<Dynamic>):Dynamic

If n is a number, returns all arguments after argument number n. Otherwise, n must be the string "#", and select returns the total number of extra arguments it received.

staticsetfenv(i:Int, tbl:Table<Dynamic, Dynamic>):Void

Pops a table from the stack and sets it as the new environment for the value at the given index. If the value at the given index is neither a function nor a thread nor a userdata, lua_setfenv returns 0. Otherwise it returns 1.

staticsetmetatable(tbl:Table<Dynamic, Dynamic>, mtbl:Table<Dynamic, Dynamic>):Table<Dynamic, Dynamic>

Pops a table from the stack and sets it as the new metatable for the value at the given acceptable index.

statictonumber(str:String, ?base:Int):Int

Converts the Lua value at the given acceptable base to Int. The Lua value must be a number or a string convertible to a number, otherwise tonumber returns 0.

statictostring(v:Dynamic):String

Receives an argument of any type and converts it to a string in a reasonable format.

For complete control of how numbers are converted, useNativeStringTools.format.

statictype(v:Dynamic):String

Returns the Lua type of its only argument as a string. The possible results of this function are:

• "nil" (a string, not the Lua value nil),
• "number"
• "string"
• "boolean"
• "table"
• "function"
• "thread"
• "userdata"

staticxpcall(f:Function, msgh:Function, rest:Rest<Dynamic>):PCallResult

This function is similar to pcall, except that you can set a new error handler.