Peripheral (API)
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The peripheral API is for interacting with external peripherals, such as the disk drive and monitor.
| Method name | Description |
|---|---|
| peripheral.isPresent( side ) | Returns true if a peripheral is present on side. |
| peripheral.getType( side ) | Returns the type or peripheral present on side, nothing returned if side is empty. |
| peripheral.getMethods( side ) | Returns a table containing all methods for peripheral on side. |
| peripheral.call( side, methodName, param1, param2, ... ) | Sends a function call to peripheral located on side. Return values match those of called method. Note: methodName is a string. |
| peripheral.wrap( side ) | Returns a handle to the peripheral located on side. If assigned to a variable, it can be used to call all methods available, as if calling peripheral.call(), e.g.: fdd = peripheral.wrap("left") |
When new peripherals are added and removed from the computer, the events peripheral' and peripheral_detach will fire, with the side as a parameter. Consoles and Turtles are also considered peripherals and you can interface two adjacent computers, although in a more limited fashion, compared to with rednet. Both Computers and Turtles provide the same methods: turnOn, suthdown, reboot, getID.
