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Peripheral.call

2012-09-17T20:43:27Z

KillaVanilla: Added page for peripheral.call()

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{{Function
|name=peripheral.call
|args= [[string (type)|(string)]] side, [[string (type)|(string)]] methodName, arguments
|returns=Depends on the method called.
|api=peripheral
|addon=ComputerCraft
|desc=Calls a method on the peripheral attached to ''side''.
|examples=
{{Example
|desc=Clears the screen of any monitor attached to the right side of a computer/turtle.
|code=peripheral.call("right", "clear")
|output=Clears the screen of any monitor attached to the right side of a computer/turtle.
}}

}}

Peripheral.getMethods

2012-09-17T20:41:01Z

KillaVanilla: Added page for peripheral.getMethods()

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{{Function
|name=peripheral.getMethods
|args= [[string (type)|(string)]] side
|returns=A table with all available methods for the peripheral on ''side''.
|api=peripheral
|addon=ComputerCraft
|desc=Returns a table with all available methods for the peripheral on ''side''.
|examples=
{{Example
|desc=Prints all of the available methods for the peripheral on the right side of the computer/turtle.
|code=for i,v in ipairs(peripheral.getMethods("right")) do print(i..". "..v) end
|output=Depends on whatever is attached to the right hand side of the computer; there is a list on the page for the [[Peripheral (API)|peripheral API]].
}}

}}

Peripheral.wrap

2012-09-17T20:35:34Z

KillaVanilla: Added page for peripheral.wrap()

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{{Function
|name=peripheral.wrap
|args= [[string (type)|(string)]] side
|returns=A handle to the peripheral on ''side''.
|api=peripheral
|addon=ComputerCraft
|desc=Returns a handle to a peripheral that can then be used to call methods, as if using peripheral.call(side, method)
|examples=
{{Example
|desc=Prints what has been attached to the computer or turtle's right side.
|code=local handle = peripheral.wrap("right") handle.shutdown()
|output=Shuts down any computer to the right of the computer/turtle.
}}

}}

Peripheral.getType

2012-09-17T20:30:11Z

KillaVanilla: Added page for peripheral.getType

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{{Function
|name=peripheral.isPresent
|args= [[string (type)|(string)]] side
|returns=[[string (type)|(string)]] the type of peripheral that is present on ''side'', or ''nil'' if nothing was found.
|api=peripheral
|addon=ComputerCraft
|desc=Tells you what is attached to a side of a computer.
|examples=
{{Example
|desc=Prints what has been attached to the computer or turtle's right side.
|code=print(peripheral.getType("right"))
|output=Either "[[modem]]", "[[computer]]", "[[turtle]]", "[[Disk Drive|drive]]", or nil if nothing was detected on the computer's right side.
}}

}}