Writing formatted save/load file and reading it correctly

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#1

I looked at both the string API and read/write API:

http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/string/index.html

http://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/data/readWriteFiles/index.html

I was wondering if there was a way to write specified stats to a files that is similar to C++/Java

C++:

string tempValue

while (true) {

     cout>>“enter state”

     cin<<tempValue + “/t/n”;

     outFile<<tempValue

}

A way to write a text file to look like this, stats then separated by a tab

HP:     150

SP:      300

So that when I read it out, I can scan for specific stats separated by tabs

So far, I’ve been able to just read it out correctly using a janky method:

johnSmith

150

1540

232

2323

23232

23232

Using the read by line method

#2

If I were you I would use the JSON format when writing data into a file. Corona has the json api that automatically translates the json format to a lua table.

#3

If I were you I would use the JSON format when writing data into a file. Corona has the json api that automatically translates the json format to a lua table.