Textutils.serialize - Revision history

Lupus590: Fix bug in code example

2016-07-28T14:57:49Z

Fix bug in code example

2015-02-16T21:10:36Z

Updated/Improved

2012-11-28T18:41:19Z

Moved to CAT:APIFunctions

2012-10-04T16:19:06Z

2012-10-04T16:14:19Z

2012-10-04T16:11:49Z

2012-10-04T16:05:50Z

2012-10-04T16:02:15Z

2012-10-04T15:59:35Z

2012-10-04T15:55:18Z

@@ Line 14: / Line 14: @@
 |code=local myTable = {
     key = "value",
-    [5] = ""numbers,
+    [5] = "numbers",
     array = {1, 2, 3}
+  }
@@ Line 22: / Line 22: @@
+  {
     key = "value",
-    [5] = ""numbers,
+    [5] = "numbers",
     array = {
 ,

@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 {{Function
 |name=textutils.serialize
-|args= [[Table (type)|anything]]
+|args={{type|table}}/{{type|string}}/{{type|number}}/{{type|boolean}}/{{type|nil}} data
-|returns=a string representing the object
+|returns={{type|string}} serializedData
 |api=textutils
 |addon=ComputerCraft
-|desc=Converts the object to a string that can be saved in a file or sent over rednet and then converted back into a copy of the object later, using [[textutils.unserialize|unserialize]].   Nested structures are supported, but tables with circular graphs will be detected and raise an error.
+|desc=Converts the object to a string that can be [[fs_(API)|saved in a file]] or sent over [[rednet_(API)|rednet]] and then converted back into a copy of the object later, using [[textutils.unserialize]](). Nested structures are supported, but tables with circular graphs will be detected and raise an error.<br/>
 |examples=
 {{Example
-|desc=Sends a table over rednet, demonstrates object recovery
+|desc=Serializes a table and prints it
-|code=myThing={name="Test", n=2}
+|code=local myTable = {
-  sThing=textutils.serialize(myThing)
+   key = "value",
-  [[rednet.send]](receiverID, sThing)  -- assuming you have rednet open and receiverID has a useful value
+   [5] = ""numbers,
- myCopy=[[textutils.unserialize]](sThing)
+   array = {1, 2, 3}
- print(myCopy.name)
-|output=Test
 }}
 }}
 [[Category:API_Functions]]

@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
 |api=textutils
 |addon=ComputerCraft
-|desc=Converts the object to a string that can be saved in a file or sent over rednet and then converted back into a copy of the object later, using [[textutils.unserialize()|unserialize]].   Nested structures are supported, but tables with circular graphs will be detected and raise an error.
+|desc=Converts the object to a string that can be saved in a file or sent over rednet and then converted back into a copy of the object later, using [[textutils.unserialize|unserialize]].   Nested structures are supported, but tables with circular graphs will be detected and raise an error.
 |examples=
 {{Example

@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
 |code=myThing={name="Test", n=2}
   sThing=textutils.serialize(myThing)
-  [[rednet.send]](receiverID, sThing)
+  [[rednet.send]](receiverID, sThing)  -- assuming you have rednet open and receiverID has a useful value
   myCopy=[[textutils.unserialize]](sThing)
   print(myCopy.name)