Lua:getNameFromAddress - Revision history

Leunsel: Added related function template.

2026-06-26T22:48:28Z

Added related function template.

Leunsel: Syntax Highlighting.

2026-06-25T16:28:42Z

Syntax Highlighting.

Leunsel at 14:48, 25 June 2026

2026-06-25T14:48:28Z

Leunsel at 04:17, 21 June 2026

2026-06-21T04:17:57Z

Leunsel at 19:38, 11 July 2025

2025-07-11T19:38:32Z

Leunsel at 19:38, 11 July 2025

2025-07-11T19:38:09Z

TheyCallMeTim13: /* Related Functions */

2018-01-25T00:43:18Z

‎Related Functions

TheyCallMeTim13: moved getNameFromAddress to Lua:getNameFromAddress

2018-01-25T00:00:03Z

moved getNameFromAddress to Lua:getNameFromAddress

TheyCallMeTim13 at 21:24, 19 March 2017

2017-03-19T21:24:38Z

TheyCallMeTim13 at 13:21, 19 March 2017

2017-03-19T13:21:30Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:48, 26 June 2026
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	{{LuaSeeAlso}}		{{LuaSeeAlso}}

−	{{~~LuaIndexBoxNoDescription~~	+	{{Address}}
−	~~\|title=~~Address ~~and Module Related Lua Functions~~
−	~~\|content=~~
−	~~{{LuaIndexItemNoDescription~~
−	~~\|page=getAddress~~
−	~~\|label=getAddress~~
−	}}
−	~~{{LuaIndexItemNoDescription~~
−	~~\|page=getCommonModuleList~~
−	~~\|label=getCommonModuleList~~
−	}}
−	~~{{LuaIndexItemNoDescription~~
−	~~\|page=inModule~~
−	~~\|label=inModule~~
−	}}
−	~~{{LuaIndexItemNoDescription~~
−	~~\|page=inSystemModule~~
−	~~\|label=inSystemModule~~
−	}}
−	~~{{LuaIndexItemNoDescription~~
−	~~\|page=targetIs64Bit~~
−	~~\|label=targetIs64Bit~~
−	}}
−	~~{{LuaIndexItemNoDescription~~
−	~~\|page=enumModules~~
−	~~\|label=enumModules~~
−	}}
−	}}

@@ Line 33: / Line 33: @@
 ===Examples===
-<pre>
+<syntaxhighlight lang="lua" line>
 local address = getAddress("KERNEL32.AddAtomA")
 local name = getNameFromAddress(address)
 print(name)
-</pre>
+</syntaxhighlight>
-<pre>
+<syntaxhighlight lang="lua" line>
 local address = getAddress("KERNEL32.AddAtomA")
@@ Line 47: / Line 47: @@
 print(name)
-</pre>
+</syntaxhighlight>
-<pre>
+<syntaxhighlight lang="lua" line>
 local address = getAddress("KERNEL32.AddAtomA")
@@ Line 56: / Line 56: @@
 print(name)
-</pre>
+</syntaxhighlight>
 {{LuaSeeAlso}}

@@ Line 60: / Line 60: @@
 {{LuaSeeAlso}}
-=== Related Functions ===
+{{LuaIndexBoxNoDescription
-* [[Lua:getAddress|getAddress]]
+|title=Address and Module Related Lua Functions
-* [[Lua:getCommonModuleList|getCommonModuleList]]
+|content=
-* [[Lua:inModule|inModule]]
+{{LuaIndexItemNoDescription
-* [[Lua:inSystemModule|inSystemModule]]
+|page=getAddress
-* [[Lua:targetIs64Bit|targetIs64Bit]]
+|label=getAddress
-* [[Lua:enumModules|enumModules]]
+}}

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [[Category:Lua]]
-'''function''' getNameFromAddress(''Address'', [''ModuleNames''], [''Symbols''], [''Sections'']) ''':''' String
+{{CodeBox|'''function''' getNameFromAddress(''address'', ''ModuleNames'', ''Symbols'', ''Sections'') ''':''' string}}
-Returns the given address as a string representation.
+Returns the given address as a string.
-Depending on the address and the options, this may return a registered symbol name, <code>modulename+offset</code>, or just a hexadecimal string.
 ===Function Parameters===
@@ Line 11: / Line 12: @@
 !style="width: 80%;background-color:white;" align="left"|Description
 |-
-|Address
+|address
 |Integer or [[CEAddressString]]
-|The address to convert to a string.
+|The address to convert to a readable name string.
 |-
 |ModuleNames
 |Boolean (optional)
-|If true (default), allows returning <code>modulename+offset</code> if possible.
+|If true, module names may be used when formatting the returned address string. Defaults to true.
 |-
 |Symbols
 |Boolean (optional)
-|If true (default), allows returning registered symbol names if available.
+|If true, registered symbols may be used when formatting the returned address string. Defaults to true.
 |-
 |Sections
 |Boolean (optional)
-|If true, allows returning section names. Default is false.
+|If true, section names may be used when formatting the returned address string. Defaults to false.
 |}
 ===Returns===
-String — The string representation of the address.
+string — The given address represented as a readable string.
 ===Examples===
 <pre>
--- Get the name for an address, preferring symbols and module names
+local address = getAddress("KERNEL32.AddAtomA")
-local name = getNameFromAddress(0x401000)
+local name = getNameFromAddress(address)
 print(name)
--- cheatengine-x86_64-SSE4-AVX2.exe+1000
+</pre>
--- Only return hexadecimal if no symbol or module name is available
+-- Allow module names and symbols, but do not include section names
-local hexOnly = getNameFromAddress(0x401000, false, false)
+local name = getNameFromAddress(address, true, true, false)
-print(hexOnly)
--- 00401000
+print(name)
 </pre>

@@ Line 36: / Line 36: @@
 local name = getNameFromAddress(0x401000)
 print(name)
 -- Only return hexadecimal if no symbol or module name is available
 local hexOnly = getNameFromAddress(0x401000, false, false)
 print(hexOnly)
 -- 00401000
 </pre>

← Older revision	Revision as of 00:00, 25 January 2018
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← Older revision		Revision as of 21:24, 19 March 2017
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−	~~== See also ==~~	+	{{LuaSeeAlso}}
−	* [[Lua]]
−	* [[Help_File:Script engine\|Script engine]]

	=== Related Functions ===		=== Related Functions ===

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:21, 19 March 2017
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		+	[[Category:Lua]]
	'''function''' getNameFromAddress(''address'') ''':''' string		'''function''' getNameFromAddress(''address'') ''':''' string