Return value#

Type Meaning
function, table, number Types describe the declared interface, not proof of a successful game effect.

Types and methods

Parameters#

Name Type
sequence table

? marks an optional argument; ... means a variable number of arguments. Invalid input can raise a Lua error rather than return nil.

Example and context#

LUA
for index, value in ipairs({"a", "b"}) do
  local text = tostring(index) .. value
end

What happens: Across two iterations, the local text variable becomes "1a" and "2b".

This fragment does not print or write a log message. The values shown are the expected results of the example.

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