Difference between revisions of "Thread:set"

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Set a value (cross-threads).
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Sets a value in the message box of the thread. The name of the message can be any string. The value of the message can be a boolean, string, number or a LÖVE userdata. Foreign userdata (Lua's files, LuaSocket, ...), functions or tables are not supported.
 
== Function ==
 
== Function ==
 
=== Synopsis ===
 
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=== Arguments ===
 
=== Arguments ===
 
{{param|string|name|The name of the message.}}
 
{{param|string|name|The name of the message.}}
{{param|boolean, string, number or userdata|value|The contents of the message.}}
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{{param|boolean, string, number or LÖVE userdata|value|The contents of the message.}}
 
=== Returns ===
 
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* [[parent::Thread]]
 
* [[parent::Thread]]
 
* [[Thread:get]]
 
* [[Thread:get]]
* [[TSerial]] can convert tables to/from strings, so you can pass tables between threads.
 
 
[[Category:Functions]]
 
[[Category:Functions]]
 
{{#set:Description=Set a value.}}
 
{{#set:Description=Set a value.}}
 
== Other Languages ==
 
== Other Languages ==
 
{{i18n|Thread:set}}
 
{{i18n|Thread:set}}

Latest revision as of 22:30, 27 December 2015

Available since LÖVE 0.8.0 and removed in LÖVE 0.9.0
It has been moved to the Channel API.

Sets a value in the message box of the thread. The name of the message can be any string. The value of the message can be a boolean, string, number or a LÖVE userdata. Foreign userdata (Lua's files, LuaSocket, ...), functions or tables are not supported.

Function

Synopsis

Thread:set(name, value)

Arguments

string name
The name of the message.
boolean, string, number or LÖVE userdata value
The contents of the message.

Returns

None.

See Also

Other Languages