Lua:executeCode

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function executeCode(address, parameter, timeout) : address

Executes a stdcall function at the given address in the target process and waits for it to return.

This function supports one optional parameter. The return value is the result of the function that was called.

For more advanced calls, multiple parameters, explicit parameter types, or different calling conventions, use executeCodeEx.

Function Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
address	Integer or CEAddressString	The address of the stdcall function to execute in the target process.
parameter	Any (optional)	The optional parameter to pass to the function.
timeout	Integer (optional)	The number of milliseconds to wait for the function to return.

Returns

address — The return value of the function that was called.

Examples

local functionAddress = getAddress("SomeFunction")

local result = executeCode(functionAddress)

print("Result: " .. tostring(result))

local functionAddress = getAddress("SomeFunction")

local result = executeCode(functionAddress, 123)

print("Result: " .. tostring(result))

local functionAddress = getAddress("SomeFunction")

-- Wait up to 1000 milliseconds for the function to return
local result = executeCode(functionAddress, 123, 1000)

print("Result: " .. tostring(result))

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