love.data.unpack
| Available since LÖVE 11.0 |
| This function is not supported in earlier versions. |
Unpacks (deserializes) a byte-string or Data into simple Lua values.
This function behaves the same as Lua 5.3's string.unpack.
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Function
Synopsis
v1, ..., index = love.data.unpack( format, datastring, pos )
Arguments
string format- A string determining how the values were packed. Follows the rules of Lua 5.3's string.pack format strings.
string datastring- A string containing the packed (serialized) data.
number pos (1)- Where to start reading in the string. Negative values can be used to read relative from the end of the string.
Returns
value v1- The first value (number, boolean, or string) that was unpacked.
value ...- Additional unpacked values.
number index- The index of the first unread byte in the data string.
Function
Synopsis
v1, ..., index = love.data.unpack( format, data, pos )
Arguments
string format- A string determining how the values were packed. Follows the rules of Lua 5.3's string.pack format strings.
Data data- A Data object containing the packed (serialized) data.
number pos (1)- 1-based index indicating where to start reading in the Data. Negative values can be used to read relative from the end of the Data object.
Returns
value v1- The first value (number, boolean, or string) that was unpacked.
value ...- Additional unpacked values.
number index- The 1-based index of the first unread byte in the Data.
Notes
Unpacking integers with values greater than 2^52 is not supported, as Lua 5.1 cannot represent those values in its number type.
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