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===Required Arguments===  
===Required Arguments===  
*'''settingName:''' The name of the setting you want to set. See [[settings system#names]] for information on settings names.
*'''settingName:''' The name of the setting you want to set. See [[settings system#Setting names|setting names]] for information on settings names.
*'''value:''' The value to set the setting to. This can be any Lua data type, except for functions, most userdata (only [[resources]] can be stored) and threads.
*'''value:''' The value to set the setting to. This can be any Lua data type, except for functions, most userdata (only [[resource]]s can be stored) and threads.


===Returns===
===Returns===

Revision as of 18:24, 14 September 2007

This function is used to save arbitrary data under a certain name on the settings registry.

Syntax

bool set ( string settingName, var value )

Required Arguments

  • settingName: The name of the setting you want to set. See setting names for information on settings names.
  • value: The value to set the setting to. This can be any Lua data type, except for functions, most userdata (only resources can be stored) and threads.

Returns

Returns true if the setting has been set, false if you do not have access to the setting or invalid arguments were passed.

Example

This example sets a setting called respawnTime with a value of 1000. This is a local setting belonging to the resource that the code is run in.

set ( "respawnTime", 1000 )

See Also