Lua:registerCustomTypeLua

function registerCustomTypeLua(TypeName, ByteCount, BytesToValueFunction, ValueToBytesFunction, [IsFloat]) : CustomType

Registers a custom value type for Cheat Engine memory records, using Lua functions for conversion between bytes and values.

The bytes-to-value function should be defined as function bytestovalue(b1, b2, ...) and return the interpreted value. The value-to-bytes function should be defined as function valuetobytes(value) and return the bytes to write (as multiple return values).

Function Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
TypeName	String	The name of the custom type.
ByteCount	Integer	The number of bytes this type occupies.
BytesToValueFunction	Function	A Lua function that takes ByteCount arguments and returns the interpreted value.
ValueToBytesFunction	Function	A Lua function that takes a value and returns ByteCount bytes (as multiple return values).
IsFloat	Boolean (optional)	Set to true if the type should be treated as a floating point value.

Returns

CustomType — The registered custom type object.

Examples

-- Example: Register a 3-byte integer type
function myBytesToValue(b1, b2, b3)
  return b1 + (b2 << 8) + (b3 << 16)
end

function myValueToBytes(val)
  local b1 = val & 0xFF
  local b2 = (val >> 8) & 0xFF
  local b3 = (val >> 16) & 0xFF
  return b1, b2, b3
end

local myType = registerCustomTypeLua("3ByteInt", 3, myBytesToValue, myValueToBytes)

See also

• Lua
• Script engine

Related Functions

• registerCustomTypeAutoAssembler
• getCustomType