Lua:readString - Revision history

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 [[Category:Lua]]
-'''function''' readString(''Address'', ''MaxLength'', [''WideChar'']) ''':''' String
+{{CodeBox|'''function''' readString(''Address'', ''MaxLength'', [''WideChar'']) ''':''' String}}
 Reads a string from the specified address in the currently opened (target) process until a 0-terminator is encountered.

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 [[Category:Lua]]
-'''function''' readString(''Address'', ''Maxlength'', ''isWideString'') ''':''' string
+'''function''' readString(''Address'', ''MaxLength'', [''WideChar'']) ''':''' String
-Reads the bytes at the given address and interprets them as a string
+Reads a string from the specified address in the currently opened (target) process until a 0-terminator is encountered.
 ===Function Parameters===
-{|width="85%" cellpadding="10%" cellpadding="5%" cellspacing="0" border="0"
+{|width="85%" cellpadding="10%" 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.
 |-
-|Maxlength
+|MaxLength
 |Integer
-|The maximum number of characters to read. If the string does not have a 0-terminator this will be the length of the string returned
+|The maximum number of characters to read (prevents infinite loops; use 6000 if you don't care).
 |-
-|isWideString
+|WideChar
-|Boolean
+|Boolean (optional)
-|Determines if this string is read out as a widestring or a normal ascii string
+|Set to true to read as a widechar (UTF-16/Unicode) string. Default is false (ASCII/ANSI).
 |}
 {{LuaSeeAlso}}

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 * [[utf8ToAnsi]]
 * [[translate]]
-* [[readBytes]]
+{{ReadWriteMemory}}

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

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:40, 19 March 2017
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	'''function''' readString(''Address'', ''Maxlength'', ''isWideString'') ''':''' string		'''function''' readString(''Address'', ''Maxlength'', ''isWideString'') ''':''' string

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← Older revision		Revision as of 01:50, 11 March 2017
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−	'''function''' readString(''Address'', ''Maxlength'', ''isWideString'')	+	'''function''' readString(''Address'', ''Maxlength'', ''isWideString'') ''':''' string

	Reads the bytes at the given address and interprets them as a string		Reads the bytes at the given address and interprets them as a string

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 == See also ==
 * [[readBytes]]
 * [[readInteger]]
 * [[readFloat]]
 * [[readDouble]]
-* [[Lua]]
+* [[writeBytes]]