Lua:readStringLocal
function readStringLocal(Address, Maxlength, isWideString)
Reads the bytes at the given address, in Cheat Engine's memory, and interprets them as a string.
Note: The bytes read are from the Cheat Engine process instead of the targeted process.
Function Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Address | CEAddressString or Integer | The address to read |
| 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 |
| isWideString | Boolean | Determines if this string is read out as a widestring or a normal ascii string |
See also
Related Functions
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- utf8ToAnsi
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- readDouble
- readString
- writeBytes
- writeInteger
- writeQword
- writeFloat
- writeDouble
- writeString
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- readIntegerLocal
- readQwordLocal
- readPointerLocal
- readFloatLocal
- readDoubleLocal
- writeBytesLocal
- writeIntegerLocal
- writeQwordLocal
- writeFloatLocal
- writeDoubleLocal
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- wordToByteTable
- dwordToByteTable
- qwordToByteTable
- floatToByteTable
- doubleToByteTable
- stringToByteTable
- wideStringToByteTable
- byteTableToWord
- byteTableToDword
- byteTableToQword
- byteTableToFloat
- byteTableToDouble
- byteTableToString
- byteTableToWideString
