File.readnext
From OpenEUO
Calling Pattern
Call
local f = sl.file(a,b)
local r = f.readnext()
Results
r is of type EOF,nil,null,boolean,number,string, or table
Example Usage
h = sl.file(getinstalldir()..'scripts/testread.dat', 'read') local val = true while val ~= nil and val ~= 'EOF' do val = h.readnext() if val == sl.null then val = 'null' end if val == sl.EOF then val = 'EOF' end print('val : '..tostring(val)) end
--> val : 38.333412345 val : null val : null val : null val : 30 val : TEST_ val : true val : false val : null val : true val : 3.141622e-030 val : table: 0x011da540 val : EOF
Description
Readnext reads the next value stored in the associated file. If there are no more values (readnext has reached the end of the file), then readnext returns EOF. Nils written to a file are stored and returned as null.
Upon Error
Readnext returns nil if there is a problem reading a value.
See Also
- file.readnext