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Packs (serializes) simple Lua values. | Packs (serializes) simple Lua values. | ||
| − | This function behaves the same as Lua 5.3's [https://www.lua.org/manual/5.3/manual.html#pdf-string.pack string.pack] | + | This function behaves the same as Lua 5.3's [https://www.lua.org/manual/5.3/manual.html#pdf-string.pack string.pack]. |
== Function == | == Function == | ||
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=== Arguments === | === Arguments === | ||
{{param|ContainerType|container|What type to return the encoded data as.}} | {{param|ContainerType|container|What type to return the encoded data as.}} | ||
| − | {{param|string|format|A string determining how the values are packed. Follows the rules of [https://www.lua.org/manual/5.3/manual.html#6.4.2 Lua 5.3's string.pack | + | {{param|string|format|A string determining how the values are packed. Follows the rules of [https://www.lua.org/manual/5.3/manual.html#6.4.2 Lua 5.3's string.pack format strings].}} |
{{param|value|v1|The first value (number, boolean, or string) to serialize.}} | {{param|value|v1|The first value (number, boolean, or string) to serialize.}} | ||
{{param|value|...|Additional values to serialize.}} | {{param|value|...|Additional values to serialize.}} | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
| − | Packing integers with values greater than 2^ | + | Packing integers with values greater than 2^53 is not supported, as Lua 5.1 cannot represent those values in its number type. |
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Latest revision as of 14:30, 25 November 2019
| Available since LÖVE 11.0 |
| This function is not supported in earlier versions. |
Packs (serializes) simple Lua values.
This function behaves the same as Lua 5.3's string.pack.
Function
Synopsis
data = love.data.pack( container, format, v1, ... )
Arguments
ContainerType container- What type to return the encoded data as.
string format- A string determining how the values are packed. Follows the rules of Lua 5.3's string.pack format strings.
value v1- The first value (number, boolean, or string) to serialize.
value ...- Additional values to serialize.
Returns
Notes
Packing integers with values greater than 2^53 is not supported, as Lua 5.1 cannot represent those values in its number type.
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