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PackTable

This function was added in DSL 4

Description​

Serialize the table into a single string that can be unpacked using UnpackTable. This is a lower level version of the PackData function.

Only the following values are allowed to be serialized: boolean, number, string, table, and light userdata. Do not use any tables that refer back to themselves.

function PackTable(tbl) --[[ ... ]] end

Parameters​

  • tbl: table - The table to serialize. It can contain nested tables, but circular references are not allowed.

Return Values​

  • serializedTable: string - The serialized string representation of the table.

Versions​

  • DSL 7 - light userdata is supported, which lets you serialize hashes returned by ObjectNameToHashID.

Example​

local myTable = {
  name = 'Example',
  value = 42,
  nested = { key = 'value' },
  flag = true,
}
local serialized = PackTable(myTable)
print('Serialized Table: ' .. serialized)