DataRegistry.lua

DataRegistry.DataObjectIterator()

Iterates over registered data objects.

Parameters

Usage

• for name, dataobj in DataRegistry.DataObjectIterator() do ... end

Returns

1. An iterator for registered data objects.

DataRegistry.DestroyDataObject(dataobject_or_name)

Destroys a registered data object. Fires a callback to inform listeners of the data object's destruction.

Parameters

• dataobject_or_name

  : The data object to be destroyed, or its registered name.

DataRegistry.GetDataObjectByName(dataobjectname)

Retrieves a data object by name.

Parameters

• dataobjectname

  : The name of the object.

Returns

1. The data object registered by the given name, if found.

DataRegistry.GetNameByDataObject(dataobject)

Looks up the name of a data object.

Parameters

• dataobject

  : A data object to look up.

Returns

1. The name of the data object, if found.

DataRegistry.NewDataObject(name, dataobj)

Creates a new data object with the given name. Fires a callback to inform listeners of the new data object. If a table is passed as the second arg, its values are stored in the new data object before the callback is fired.

Parameters

• name

  : Name of the new data object.

• dataobj

  : Optional table containing initial state for the data object.

Returns

1. The newly created object.

DataRegistry.ipairs(dataobject_or_name)

Iterates over the integer keys stored in a given data object. Use this instead of ipairs() on registered data objects.

Parameters

• dataobject_or_name

  : The data object to iterate, or its registered name.

Returns

1. An iterator for integer keys in the given data object.

DataRegistry.pairs(dataobject_or_name)

Iterates over the keys stored in a given data object. Use this instead of pairs() on registered data objects.

Parameters

• dataobject_or_name

  : The data object to iterate, or its registered name.

Returns

1. An iterator for keys in the given data object.