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Dump a Lua table to plist data (plist.dump)

Declaration​

plistData = plist.dump(tab [, format])

Parameters​

  • tab
    Table. The Lua table to convert to plist data.
  • format
    String, optional. One of "binary", "XML", or "openstep". Default: "XML".

Returns​

  • plistData
    String or nil. The converted plist data on success; nil on failure.

Notes​

The inverse of plist.load: convert a Lua table to plist data.

Example​

local tab = {
    arr = {
        46,
        99,
        7,
    };
    dict = {
        a = 55;
        b = 65;
        c = 9;
    };
}
--
local xplist = plist.dump(tab)
sys.alert(xplist) -- XML format plist data
--
local bplist = plist.dump(tab, "binary")
sys.alert(bplist) -- Binary plist; printing will look garbled

Note: Uses sys.alert