Difference between revisions of "Peripheral.wrap"

Latest revision as of 17:24, 10 April 2014

Function peripheral.wrap
Returns a table containing functions pointing to the peripheral's methods, which can then be called as if using peripheral.call(side, method). If no peripheral is found at the specified side, returns nil instead.
Syntax	peripheral.wrap(string side)
Returns	table handle with all functions a peripheral has
Part of	ComputerCraft
API	peripheral

Example
Shuts down the computer or turtle on the right side of the calling machine.
Code	local computer = peripheral.wrap("right") computer.shutdown()
Output	Shuts down any computer to the right of the computer/turtle.

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 {{Function
 |name=peripheral.wrap
-|args= [[string (type)|(string)]] side
+|args= {{type|string}} side
-|returns=A handle to the peripheral on ''side''.
+|returns={{type|table}} handle with all functions a peripheral has
 |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)
+|desc=Returns a table containing functions pointing to the peripheral's methods, which can then be called as if using peripheral.call(side, method). If no peripheral is found at the specified side, returns {{type|nil}} instead.
 |examples=
 {{Example
-|desc=Prints what has been attached to the computer or turtle's right side.
+|desc=Shuts down the computer or turtle on the right side of the calling machine.
-|code=local handle = peripheral.wrap("right") handle.shutdown()
+|code= local computer = '''peripheral.wrap("right")'''
+ computer.shutdown()
 |output=Shuts down any computer to the right of the computer/turtle.
 }}
 }}
+[[Category:Lua_Core_Functions]]