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Latest revision as of 18:55, 20 December 2023
Returns the total size in bytes of the given file.
Syntax
int fileGetSize ( file theFile )
OOP Syntax Help! I don't understand this!
- Method: file:getSize(...)
- Variable: .size
Required Arguments
- theFile: the file handle you wish to get the size of.
Returns
Returns the file size if successful, or false if an error occured (e.g. an invalid file handle was passed).
Example
local newFile = fileCreate("test.txt") -- attempt to create a new file
if (newFile) then -- check if the creation succeeded
fileWrite(newFile, "This is a test file!") -- write a text line
local size = fileGetSize(newFile) -- get size
if size then
outputChatBox("Size of test.txt is: "..size, source) -- output size
end
fileClose(newFile) -- close the file once you're done with it
end