io.lines
Returns an iterator function for reading a named file line-by-line
Prototype
it = io.lines (filename)Description
Opens filename for input in text mode. Raises an error if it cannot.
If opened OK returns an iterator function that reads the file line-by-line.
At end of file, returns nil and closes the file.
If filename not supplied, uses the default input file.
If opened OK returns an iterator function that reads the file line-by-line.
At end of file, returns nil and closes the file.
If filename not supplied, uses the default input file.
for line in io.lines ("test.txt") do
print (line)
end
--> Entire contents of file listed
Lua functions
- f:close - Closes a file
- f:flush - Flushes outstanding data to disk
- f:lines - Returns an iterator function for reading the file line-by-line
- f:read - Reads the file according to the specified formats
- f:seek - Sets and gets the current file position
- f:setvbuf - Sets the buffering mode for an output file
- f:write - Writes to a file
- io.close - Closes a file
- io.flush - Flushes outstanding data to disk for the default output file
- io.input - Opens filename for input in text mode
- io.open - Opens a file
- io.output - Opens a file for output
- io.popen - Creates a pipe and executes a command
- io.read - Reads from the default input file
- io.stderr - File handle for standard error file
- io.stdin - File handle for standard input file
- io.stdout - File handle for standard output file
- io.tmpfile - Returns a handle to a temporary file
- io.type - Returns type of file handle
- io.write - Writes to the default output file
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