View source for File.tofile

== Calling Pattern ==
Call
 local f = sl.file(a,b)

 local r = f.tofile(c[,...])
Args
 c1...cN are any of: nil, null, boolean, number, string, or table
Results
 r is a boolean

== Example Usage ==

 local t = {[3.14] = 0.7071, [' una ']=1, test='Some "random" string.'}
 local f = sl.file(getinstalldir()..'scripts/testwrite.dat', 'write')
 f.tofile(t)
 f.finalize()
 f = nil
 local g = sl.file(getinstalldir()..'scripts/testwrite.dat', 'read')
 local v = g.readnext()
 g = nil
 print(sl.keyvalstr(v))

 --> table keys:values = {
      una :1,
     test:Some "random" string.,
     3.14:0.7071,
     }

== Description ==

The tofile method writes the given data to a structured file and flushes the file buffer. In version 0.06 will return a boolean denoting success or failure.

== Upon Error ==

Tofile fails silently if passed an invalid type (function, thread, userdata).

== See Also ==

* [http://www.easyuo.com/openeuo/wiki/index.php/Simplelib simplelib]

* [[file.finalize]]

* [[file.readall]]

* [[file.readnext]]

* [[file.reopen]]