IO (API) - Revision history

Negamartin: Undo revision 7446 by Negamartin (talk)

2016-07-31T22:12:57Z

Undo revision 7446 by Negamartin (talk)

2016-07-31T22:12:26Z

Added supported format "*a"

2015-07-24T15:07:07Z

http://www.computercraft.info/forums2/index.php?/topic/24122-function-and-yielding/page__view__findpost__p__227406

2013-07-11T19:41:39Z

Forgot a number! Updated for 1.55

2013-07-11T19:40:51Z

2013-04-21T19:33:36Z

Update list of non-working features

2013-01-20T12:08:44Z

added some new non-working features

2012-11-30T18:50:30Z

FS linking fix.

2012-10-30T21:54:56Z

Added non-existent feature.

2012-10-09T18:18:59Z

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 * io.write: Does not accept multiple arguments.
 * io.popen: Doesn’t exist.
-* io.read: Only allows format string “*l” and “*a”.
+* io.read: Only allows format string “*l”.
 * io.tmpfile: Doesn’t exist.
 * file:read: Doesn’t support format string “*n” or a character count.

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 * io.write: Does not accept multiple arguments.
 * io.popen: Doesn’t exist.
-* io.read: Only allows format string “*l”.
+* io.read: Only allows format string “*l” and “*a”.
 * io.tmpfile: Doesn’t exist.
 * file:read: Doesn’t support format string “*n” or a character count.

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 * io.open: Modes “a+”, “r+”, and “w+” are not supported.
 * io.popen: Doesn’t exist.
 * io.read: Only allows format string “*l”.

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 IO is a reimplementation of the default Lua input / output API defined [http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/manual.html#5.7 here], with some features trimmed. Most features should work. If you find a non-working feature, please list it here.
-List of non-working features from IO as of ComputerCraft 1.52:
+List of non-working features from IO as of ComputerCraft 1.55:
 * io.open: Modes “a+”, “r+”, and “w+” are not supported.

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 List of non-working features from IO as of ComputerCraft 1.52:
 * io.open: Modes “a+”, “r+”, and “w+” are not supported.
 * io.popen: Doesn’t exist.
 * io.read: Only allows format string “*l”.

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 IO is a reimplementation of the default Lua input / output API defined [http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/manual.html#5.7 here], with some features trimmed. Most features should work. If you find a non-working feature, please list it here.
-List of non-working features from IO:
+List of non-working features from IO as of ComputerCraft 1.52:
-* file:seek(...) - Doesn't exist.
+* io.close: Doesn’t exist.
-* io.lines(...) - Doesn't exist either.
+* io.flush: Doesn’t exist.
-* io.read("*all") - read() does not work with "*all" argument; use "*a" instead.
+* io.input: Doesn’t exist.
-* io.open("FILE_NAME", "a+") - Append+ mode is unsupported.
+* io.lines: Doesn't exist.
-* io.open("FILE_NAME", "w+") - Write+ mode is unsupported.
+* io.open: Modes “a+”, “r+”, and “w+” are not supported.
-* io.open("FILE_NAME", "r+") - Read+ mode is unsupported.
+* io.output: Doesn’t exist.
-* file:read(...) - Doesn't seem to exist in 1.43.
+* io.popen: Doesn’t exist.
-* file:read(number) - Doesn't exist as of 1.46.
+* io.read: Only allows format string “*l”.
-If any functions don't exist try the [[Fs (API)|Fs]] API instead.
+All of the capabilities in this API are also available in the [[Fs (API)|Fs API]], along with some other functions not directly related to reading and writing individual files.
 [[Category:APIs]]

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 * file:read(...) - Doesn't seem to exist in 1.43.
-If any functions don't exist try the [[Fs.open]] API instead.
+If any functions don't exist try the [[Fs]] API instead.
 [[Category:APIs]]