Lua:writeString

function writeString(Address, Text, [WideChar]) : Boolean

Writes a string to the specified address in the currently opened (target) process. Set WideChar to true to write the string as widechar (UTF-16/Unicode). Returns true on success.

Function Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
Address	Integer or CEAddressString	The address in the target process to write to.
Text	String	The string to write.
WideChar	Boolean (optional)	Set to true to write as a widechar (UTF-16/Unicode) string. Default is false (ASCII/ANSI).

Returns

Boolean — true if the write was successful, false otherwise.

Examples

-- Write an ASCII string to address 0x123456
local success = writeString(0x123456, "Hello, world!")
print("Write successful:", success)

-- Write a widechar (Unicode) string to a CEAddressString
writeString("game.exe+1234", "Unicode Text", true)

See also

• Lua
• Script engine

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