Difference between revisions of "Lua:getAddress"

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'''function''' getAddress(''AddressString'') ''':''' integer
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'''function''' getAddress(''AddressString'', ''local'' OPTIONAL) ''':''' integer
  
Passes the given string to Cheat Engine's symbol handler and returns the corresponding address as an integer
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Passes the given string to Cheat Engine's symbol handler and returns the corresponding address as an integer. Can be a module name or an export. Set ''local'' to true if you wish to query the symbol table of the CE process.
  
 
If errorOnLookupFailure is set to true (the default value), if you look up a symbol that does not exist, it will throw an error. With errorOnLookupFailure set to false, it will return 0.
 
If errorOnLookupFailure is set to true (the default value), if you look up a symbol that does not exist, it will throw an error. With errorOnLookupFailure set to false, it will return 0.
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|AddressString
 
|AddressString
 
|[[CEAddressString]]
 
|[[CEAddressString]]
|The addressstring to convert to an integer
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|The AddressString to convert to an integer
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|local
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|Boolean
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|Set to true if you wish to query the symbol table of the CE process
 
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=== Related Functions ===
 
=== Related Functions ===
* [[getNameFromAddress]]
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* [[Lua:getAddressSafe|getAddressSafe]]
* [[getCommonModuleList]]
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* [[Lua:getNameFromAddress|getNameFromAddress]]
* [[inModule]]
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* [[Lua:getCommonModuleList|getCommonModuleList]]
* [[inSystemModule]]
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* [[Lua:inModule|inModule]]
* [[targetIs64Bit]]
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* [[Lua:inSystemModule|inSystemModule]]
* [[enumModules]]
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* [[Lua:targetIs64Bit|targetIs64Bit]]
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* [[Lua:enumModules|enumModules]]

Latest revision as of 03:38, 18 April 2018

function getAddress(AddressString, local OPTIONAL) : integer

Passes the given string to Cheat Engine's symbol handler and returns the corresponding address as an integer. Can be a module name or an export. Set local to true if you wish to query the symbol table of the CE process.

If errorOnLookupFailure is set to true (the default value), if you look up a symbol that does not exist, it will throw an error. With errorOnLookupFailure set to false, it will return 0.


Function Parameters[edit]

Parameter Type Description
AddressString CEAddressString The AddressString to convert to an integer
local Boolean Set to true if you wish to query the symbol table of the CE process


See also[edit]

Related Functions[edit]