var.store

var.store is a function that is part of the Var Library.

The function set the content of a variable in the current document. Returns nil when the operation succeeded, otherwise an error message.

Syntax

var.store(varname, data)
stores data in the variable varname (must be a string).

Example

function on.create()
	var.store("sol","very very very many")
end

function on.paint(gc)
	variable = var.recall("sol") --assuming that sol exists 
	gc:drawString("The diameter of the sun is " .. tostring(variable) .. " KM", 10, 10, "top")
end

This code retrieves the content of the variable sol (string), and prints it on the screen.

See also

• var.list
  
• var.recallstr
  
• var.recall
  
• var.monitor
  
• var.unmonitor