Peripheral (event)

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Grid Modem.png  Event peripheral
Fired when a peripheral is connected to the computer locally or remotely (over Network Cables).
Returned Object 1 A string of the side/name of the connected peripheral.


Grid paper.png  Example
Prints the type of peripheral and the side of the peripheral when attached
Code
while true do
  local event, side = os.pullEvent("peripheral")
  print("A "..peripheral.getType(side).." has been attached on the "..side)
end



Grid paper.png  Example
Prints if a modem is attached to the computer.
Code
while true do
 local event, side = os.pullEvent("peripheral")
 if peripheral.getType(side) == "modem" then
   print("A modem has been attached!")
 end
end