Difference between revisions of "X file:lines"

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Unlike '''[[io.lines]]''', this function does not close the file when the loop ends.
 
Unlike '''[[io.lines]]''', this function does not close the file when the loop ends.
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{{File}}
 
{{File}}

Latest revision as of 04:10, 30 July 2025

Available since: Gideros 2011.6
Class: file

Description

Returns an iterator function that, each time it is called, returns a new line from the file.

(function) = file:lines()

Unlike io.lines, this function does not close the file when the loop ends.

Return values

Returns (function) iterator function

Example

To iterate over all lines of a file

for line in file:lines() do
	--body
end