textutils.serialize

Function textutils.serialize
Converts the object to a string that can be saved or sent and then converted back into a copy of the object later, using unserialize. Nested structures are supported, but tables with circular graphs will be detected and raise an error.
Syntax	textutils.serialize(anything)
Returns	a string representing the object
Part of	ComputerCraft
API	textutils

Examples

Example
Sends a table over rednet
Code	myThing={name="Test", n=2} sThing=textutils.serialize(myThing) rednet.send(receiverID, sThing) myCopy=textutils.unserialize(sThing) print(myCopy.name)
Output	Test