Lua:readBytes - Revision history

Leunsel: Added CodeBox Template.

2025-12-04T22:57:06Z

Added CodeBox Template.

Leunsel at 16:01, 11 July 2025

2025-07-11T16:01:46Z

TheyCallMeTim13: moved readBytes to Lua:readBytes

2018-01-25T00:01:49Z

moved readBytes to Lua:readBytes

Igromanru at 09:18, 4 July 2017

2017-07-04T09:18:46Z

Igromanru at 09:17, 4 July 2017

2017-07-04T09:17:12Z

TheyCallMeTim13 at 21:27, 19 March 2017

2017-03-19T21:27:17Z

TheyCallMeTim13 at 13:36, 19 March 2017

2017-03-19T13:36:23Z

TheyCallMeTim13 at 01:53, 11 March 2017

2017-03-11T01:53:50Z

TheyCallMeTim13: Undo revision 2929 by TheyCallMeTim13 (Talk)

2017-03-10T08:43:08Z

Undo revision 2929 by TheyCallMeTim13 (Talk)

TheyCallMeTim13 at 08:40, 10 March 2017

2017-03-10T08:40:45Z

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 [[Category:Lua]]
-'''function''' readBytes(''Address'', ''ByteCount'', [''ReturnAsTable''])
+{{CodeBox|'''function''' readBytes(''Address'', ''ByteCount'', [''ReturnAsTable''])}}
 Reads bytes from the specified address in the currently opened (target) process.

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 [[Category:Lua]]
-'''function''' readBytes(''Address'', ''Bytecount'', ''ReturnAsTable'' ) ''':''' (byte, ...) '''-''' table
+'''function''' readBytes(''Address'', ''ByteCount'', [''ReturnAsTable''])
-Returns the bytes at the given address
+Reads bytes from the specified address in the currently opened (target) process.
 ===Function Parameters===
-{|width="85%" cellpadding="10%" cellpadding="5%" cellspacing="0" border="0"
 !align="left"|Parameter
 !align="left"|Type
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 |-
 |Address
-|[[CEAddressString]] or Integer
+|Integer or [[CEAddressString]]
-|The address to read
+|The address in the target process to read from.
 |-
-|Bytecount
+|ByteCount
 |Integer
-|The number of bytes to read
+|The number of bytes to read.
 |-
 |ReturnAsTable
-|Boolean
+|Boolean (optional)
-|Returns a table object instead of multiple return values
+|If true, returns a table of bytes. If false or omitted, returns each byte as a separate return value.
 |}
 {{LuaSeeAlso}}

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	{{LuaSeeAlso}}		{{LuaSeeAlso}}

		+	=== Related Functions ===
	{{ReadWriteMemory}}		{{ReadWriteMemory}}

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−	~~=== Related Functions ===~~	+	{{ReadWriteMemory}}
−	* [[readInteger]]
−	* [[readQword]]
−	* [[readPointer]]
−	* [[readFloat]]
−	* [[readDouble]]
−	* [[readString]]
−	* [[writeBytes]]
−	* [[writeInteger]]
−	* [[writeQword]]
−	* [[writeFloat]]
−	* [[writeDouble]]
−	* [[writeString]]
−	* [[readBytesLocal]]
−	* [[readIntegerLocal]]
−	* [[readQwordLocal]]
−	* [[readPointerLocal]]
−	* [[readFloatLocal]]
−	* [[readDoubleLocal]]
−	* [[readStringLocal]]
−	* [[writeBytesLocal]]
−	* [[writeIntegerLocal]]
−	* [[writeQwordLocal]]
−	* [[writeFloatLocal]]
−	* [[writeDoubleLocal]]
−	* [[writeStringLocal]]
−	* [[wordToByteTable]]
−	* [[dwordToByteTable]]
−	* [[qwordToByteTable]]
−	* [[floatToByteTable]]
−	* [[doubleToByteTable]]
−	* [[stringToByteTable]]
−	* [[wideStringToByteTable]]
−	* [[byteTableToWord]]
−	* [[byteTableToDword]]
−	* [[byteTableToQword]]
−	* [[byteTableToFloat]]
−	* [[byteTableToDouble]]
−	* [[byteTableToString]]
−	* [[byteTableToWideString]]
−	* [[AOBScan]]

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 |}
-== See also ==
+{{LuaSeeAlso}}
 === Related Functions ===

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		+	[[Category:Lua]]
	'''function''' readBytes(''Address'', ''Bytecount'', ''ReturnAsTable'' ) ''':''' (byte, ...) '''-''' table		'''function''' readBytes(''Address'', ''Bytecount'', ''ReturnAsTable'' ) ''':''' (byte, ...) '''-''' table

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−	'''function''' readBytes(''Address'', ''Bytecount'', ''ReturnAsTable'' )	+	'''function''' readBytes(''Address'', ''Bytecount'', ''ReturnAsTable'' ) ''':''' (byte, ...) '''-''' table

	Returns the bytes at the given address		Returns the bytes at the given address

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-The address list is the place where all the addresses will go that you think are usable.
+'''function''' readBytes(''Address'', ''Bytecount'', ''ReturnAsTable'' )
-The list can be navigated by using the keyboard and mouse. There are 2 ways to change a value in the list, by either double-clicking the value, or by selecting it and pressing enter. For all the other items in the list just double click on it and it will open up a new window allowing you to change it.
+Returns the bytes at the given address
-The check boxes allow you to freeze and unfreeze the address. If you freeze a address the address will not change until you unfreeze it. The value does change but Cheat Engine will restore the value to it's frozen state every few milliseconds (The number of milliseconds can be changed in the settings window).
+===Function Parameters===
+{|width="85%" cellpadding="10%" cellpadding="5%" cellspacing="0" border="0"
-There are 3 types of freezing: Normal ('''='''), Allow Increase Only ('''+'''), and Allow Decrease Only ('''-'''). You can change the type of freezing by clicking on the symbol right of the check box. The allow positive and negative can be set also by keyboard's numeric '''+''' and '''-''' keys.
+!align="left"|Parameter
+!align="left"|Type
-Also, when you right-click on one or more addresses a pop-up window will show with additional options.
+!style="width: 80%;background-color:white;" align="left"|Description
 |-
-|Enter
+|Address
-|Change Value
+|[[CEAddressString]] or Integer
 |-
-|Ctrl+Enter
+|Bytecount
-|Change Description
+|Integer
-|-
+|The number of bytes to read
 |-
 |}
-You can make additions to the list either by adding them from the [[Help_File:Found_address_list|found address list]] or by clicking the.
+=== Related Functions ===
-'Add address manually' button. Here you type the exact address, a description for it and it's datatype.
+* [[readInteger]]
-You can also opt to create a pointer-path here on this same dialog.
+* [[readQword]]
+* [[readPointer]]
+* [[readFloat]]
-As of Cheat Engine 6 you can re-arrange items in the list by dragging them and even attach entries to other entries as well
+* [[readDouble]]
+* [[readString]]
+* [[writeBytes]]
-You can use the address list to change values of memory records.
+* [[writeInteger]]
-There are a few special values you can enter that have a special effect.
+* [[writeQword]]
-If you enclose a value by parenthesis '''(  )'''  and the value is the name of an address list entries description, the new value will be that of that specific address list entry.
+* [[writeFloat]]
+* [[writeDouble]]
+* [[writeString]]
-Example:
+* [[readBytesLocal]]
+* [[readIntegerLocal]]
-You have two entries. One named "Health" and the other named "Max Health" with the value 100
+* [[readQwordLocal]]
-If you change the value of Health to "(Max Health)" Health will get the value 100
+* [[readPointerLocal]]
+* [[readFloatLocal]]
+* [[readDoubleLocal]]
-Tip: If you first freeze a record and then set the value to "(Max Health)" cheat engine will constantly write the current value of "Max Health" to "Health"
+* [[readStringLocal]]
+* [[writeBytesLocal]]
+* [[writeIntegerLocal]]
-Another special notation that the change value field supports is enclosing the new value by square brackets '''&#91; &#93;'''
+* [[writeQwordLocal]]
-The value between the backets will be calculated by lua as if it would do a "return &lt;valuebetweenbrackets&gt;"
+* [[writeFloatLocal]]
-For example &#91;10+12&#93; would return 22, but you can also do more advanced scripting like &#91;readInteger(12345678)*2&#93;
+* [[writeDoubleLocal]]
+* [[writeStringLocal]]
-== Links ==
+* [[wordToByteTable]]
-* [[Cheat Engine:Help File|Help File]]
+* [[dwordToByteTable]]
+* [[qwordToByteTable]]
-* [[Help_File:Found_address_list|Back]]
+* [[floatToByteTable]]
+* [[doubleToByteTable]]
-* [[Help_File:Table_Extras|Next]]
+* [[stringToByteTable]]