10 posts
Posted 22 October 2015 - 10:58 PM
local input = read()
how do i detect the length of the read
how do i detect the length of the read
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Detecting length of read()
Started by GemCow, 22 October 2015 - 08:58 PM
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Tasmania (AU)
Posted 22 October 2015 - 11:21 PM
#input, input:len(), or string.len(input).
See here for some other things you can do with text strings.
See here for some other things you can do with text strings.
10 posts
Posted 23 October 2015 - 12:19 AM
nvm, i found out i can do event == 'key'#input, input:len(), or string.len(input).
See here for some other things you can do with text strings.
212 posts
Somewhere in this dimension... I think.
Posted 23 October 2015 - 02:37 AM
read():len() is probably better unless you intend to print it to the screen as it comes in.