CommandBlock.runCommand - Revision history

MKlegoman357: Fixed return parameters, improved example

2015-02-16T19:29:21Z

Fixed return parameters, improved example

MKlegoman357: Peripheral names in functions are now italic

2014-04-09T13:45:19Z

Peripheral names in functions are now italic

MKlegoman357: Added commandBlock.runCommand

2014-03-31T21:46:24Z

Added commandBlock.runCommand

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{{Function
|name=commandBlock.runCommand
|api=Command Block
|returns={{type|nil}}
|addon=ComputerCraft
|desc=Runs the command inside the Command Block previously set by manually editing it or by using [[commandBlock.setCommand]]()
|examples={{Example
|desc=Sets the command to ''toggledownfall'' and runs it (assuming the Command Block is on the left of the [[Computer]]).
|code=local commandBlock = [[peripheral.wrap]]("left")<br/><br/>[[commandBlock.setCommand]]("toggledownfall")<br/>commandBlock.runCommand()
}}
}}

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 |name=''commandBlock''.runCommand
 |api=Command Block
-|returns={{type|nil}}
+|returns={{type|boolean}} success [<nowiki/>, {{type|string}} error]
 |addon=ComputerCraft
-|desc=Runs the command inside the Command Block previously set by manually editing it or by using [[commandBlock.setCommand|''commandBlock''.setCommand]]()
+|desc=Runs the command inside the Command Block previously set by manually editing it or by using [[commandBlock.setCommand|''commandBlock''.setCommand]](). In case of error, returns <var>false</var> + an error message <var>error</var>.
 |examples={{Example
 |desc=Sets the command to ''toggledownfall'' and runs it (assuming the Command Block is on the left of the [[Computer]]).
-|code=local commandBlock = [[peripheral.wrap]]("left")<br/><br/>[[commandBlock.setCommand]]("toggledownfall")<br/>commandBlock.runCommand()
+|code=local commandBlock = [[peripheral.wrap]]("left")
 }}
 }}
 [[Category:Lua_Core_Functions]]