ImportPackage

Description

Creates a table holding all exported functions by another package.

Another package should only be imported once by this function. The returned table is valid until package unload.

Syntax

ImportPackage(PackageName)

Parameters

• PackageName
  Name of the package to import. Must be loaded before this one.

Return Value

• Creates a table holding the other packages exported functions. Return nil if PackageName does not exist.

Example

Package Test1

function UsefulFunc(param1, param2)
    return param1 + param2
end
AddFunctionExport("UsefulFunc", UsefulFunc)

Package Test2

test = ImportPackage("Test1")

print(test.UsefulFunc(2, 2))

Another package should only be imported once by this function. The returned table is valid until package unload.

See also

AddFunctionExport