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=== Description === | === Description === | ||
file object is usually returned by `io.open` used to manipulate (read and write) files in lua | file object is usually returned by `io.open` used to manipulate (read and write) files in lua | ||
| + | === Examples === | ||
| + | '''Copy a file'''<br/> | ||
| + | <source lang="lua">local function copy(src, dst) | ||
| + | local srcf = io.open(src, "rb") | ||
| + | local dstf = io.open(dst, "wb") | ||
| + | local size = 2^13 -- good buffer size (8K) | ||
| + | while true do | ||
| + | local block = srcf:read(size) | ||
| + | if not block then break end | ||
| + | dstf:write(block) | ||
| + | end | ||
| + | srcf:close() | ||
| + | dstf:close() | ||
| + | end</source> | ||
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Revision as of 11:45, 23 August 2018
Supported platforms: android, ios, mac, pc
Available since: Gideros 2011.6
Description
file object is usually returned by `io.open` used to manipulate (read and write) files in lua
Examples
Copy a file
local function copy(src, dst)
local srcf = io.open(src, "rb")
local dstf = io.open(dst, "wb")
local size = 2^13 -- good buffer size (8K)
while true do
local block = srcf:read(size)
if not block then break end
dstf:write(block)
end
srcf:close()
dstf:close()
end
MethodsFile:Close - closes file |
EventsConstants |
