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Load plist data (plist.load)

Declaration​

tab = plist.load(plistData)

Parameters​

  • plistData
    String. The raw plist data to load.

Returns​

  • tab
    Table or nil. On success, returns a table representing the plist tree; otherwise nil.

Notes​

The inverse of plist.dump: convert plist data into a Lua table.
Non-generic data types are not supported and will be ignored.

Examples​

-- Example 1 (OpenStep format)
local jtmp = plist.load([[
{
    arr = (
        46,
        99,
        7,
    );
    dict = {
        a = 55;
        b = 65;
        c = 9;
    };
}
]])
sys.alert(jtmp.arr[1]) -- 46
sys.alert(jtmp.dict.c) -- 9

-- Example 2 (XML format)
local xtmp = plist.load([[
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "https://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>arr</key>
    <array>
        <string>46</string>
        <string>99</string>
        <string>7</string>
    </array>
    <key>dict</key>
    <dict>
        <key>a</key>
        <string>55</string>
        <key>b</key>
        <string>65</string>
        <key>c</key>
        <string>9</string>
    </dict>
</dict>
</plist>
]])
sys.alert(xtmp.arr[1]) -- 46
sys.alert(xtmp.dict.c) -- 9

Note: Uses sys.alert