love.filesystem.write
Write data to a file in the save directory. If the file existed already, it will be completely replaced by the new contents.
Contents
Function
Synopsis
success, message = love.filesystem.write( name, data, size )
Arguments
string name- The name (and path) of the file.
string data- The string data to write to the file.
number size (all)- How many bytes to write.
Returns
boolean success- If the operation was successful.
string message- Error message if operation was unsuccessful.
Function
Synopsis
success, message = love.filesystem.write( name, data, size )
Arguments
string name- The name (and path) of the file.
Data data- The Data object to write to the file.
number size (all)- How many bytes to write.
Returns
boolean success- If the operation was successful.
string message- Error message if operation was unsuccessful.
Example
local success, message =love.filesystem.write( filename, "")
if success then
print ('file created')
else
print ('file not created: '..message)
end
Notes
If you are getting the error message "Could not set write directory", try setting the save directory. This is done either with love.filesystem.setIdentity or by setting the identity field in love.conf.
Writing to multiple lines: In Windows, some text editors (e.g. Notepad) only treat CRLF ("\r\n") as a new line.
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