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Value represents all of Lua type, but it's not that exists in Lua really.
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The value type is used to indicate, that all of Lua's types can be used in a certain place (e.g.: as arguments).
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It is an artifical type solely created for the wiki and doesn't exist in Lua.
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== Types ==
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A value can be a flat [[table]], a [[boolean]], a [[string]], a [[number]] or LÖVE [[userdata]].
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== Note ==
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Foreign userdata (Lua's files, LuaSocket, ENet, ...), functions, and [[table|tables]] inside [[table|tables]] are not supported.
  
In [[Thread]](or [[Channel]]), The value of the message can be a boolean, string, number, LÖVE userdata, or a simple flat table. Foreign userdata (Lua's files, LuaSocket, ENet, ...), functions, and tables inside tables are not supported.
 
 
== Other Languages ==
 
== Other Languages ==
 
{{i18n|value}}
 
{{i18n|value}}

Revision as of 12:49, 12 October 2014

The value type is used to indicate, that all of Lua's types can be used in a certain place (e.g.: as arguments).

It is an artifical type solely created for the wiki and doesn't exist in Lua.

Types

A value can be a flat table, a boolean, a string, a number or LÖVE userdata.

Note

Foreign userdata (Lua's files, LuaSocket, ENet, ...), functions, and tables inside tables are not supported.

Other Languages