View source for Turtle.digDown

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{{Function
|name=turtle.digDown
|args=[<nowiki/>{{type|string}} toolSide]
|api=turtle
|returns={{Type|boolean}} whether the turtle succeeded in digging, {{type|string}} error message
|addon=ComputerCraft
|desc=Attempts to dig the block below the turtle. If successful, [[Turtle.suck|suck()]] is automatically called, placing the item in turtle inventory in the selected slot if possible (block type matches and the slot is not a full stack yet), or in the next available slot.<br><br>

When using a hoe, if the space beneath the turtle consists of air and the space beneath ''that'' is dirt, then the turtle may till that dirt by use of this function.
|examples=
{{Example
|desc=Attempts to dig the block below the turtle.
|code=print(turtle.digDown())
|output=true if the turtle could dig the block, false if it could not or no block present.
}}
}}

==See also==
*[[turtle.dig]]
*[[turtle.digUp]]

[[Category:Lua_Core_Functions]]