var.recall

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

The function returns a the content of a math variable in the current document. It tries to return the value in a compatible Lua type. If there is no compatible type, it returns nil and an error message.

Syntax

var.recall(varname)
returns the content of the variable varname (must be a string).

Example

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 (number), and prints it on the screen.

See also

• var.list
  
• var.recallstr
  
• var.store
  
• var.monitor
  
• var.unmonitor