4 replies to this topic

[Konlab]

I have a config file and I need only the the 8th line. Is there an easier/shorter way to do it than this? :
<code>
local a = fs.open("example","r")
for i=1,7 do a.readLine() end
print(a.readLine())
a.close()
</code>

[KingofGamesYami]

No, not really.

(FYI, you used html tags instead of BBC tags)

[Doyle3694]

I would however suggest that you read the whole file into a table. Doesn't have any technical advantage, but for making the code easier to understand and modify it is king. It also doesn't give cancer to people like me with heavy self-diagnosed OCD.

[valithor]

Doyle3694, on 02 February 2015 - 12:07 AM, said:

I would however suggest that you read the whole file into a table. Doesn't have any technical advantage, but for making the code easier to understand and modify it is king. It also doesn't give cancer to people like me with heavy self-diagnosed OCD.

Really if all he wants is the 8th line it would be better to not read the whole file into a table. It would be less efficent, and although you might not see it is slower. As you said there is no reason to do it so you shouldn't do it for no reason.

[Konlab]

KingofGamesYami, on 01 February 2015 - 08:04 PM, said:

No, not really.

(FYI, you used html tags instead of BBC tags)

ok thx
note: really oh I wasn't on these forums a half year ago