ini.encode() | LuaRT free and open source Windows programming framework for Lua

ini.encode(value)

Encode a Lua table in a ini representation string.

Parameters

value

The table to be encoded to ini format. The table must follow the following rules :

The table must contain only string keys, each with an associated sub-table
In each of those sub-tables, the key/pair values will be converted to string

Return value

Returns the encoded ini string or a nil value in case of error.

Example


local ini = require "ini"

local t = 	{
        user1 = {
          name = "John",
          age = 38,
          sex = "male"
        },
        user2 = {
          name = "Jane",
          age = 26,
          sex = "female"
        }
      }

-- prints the table content encoded in ini format
print(ini.encode(t))