RE: How do I check for errors returned from a C function?

["Dolan, Ryanne Thomas (UMR-Student)" <rtdmr6@...>]

two ways i can think of:
 
Just return a boolean from your C function, and have your Lua script check this value against true:
 
if not Entity:SendText ("Hello!") then
    print ("SendText failed!");
end;
 
Or, use lua_error in your C function and call SendText in a protected environment:
 
local success, error_msg = pcall (Entity:SendText, "Hello!");
 
if not success then
    print ("SendText failed:  ", error_msg);
end;

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From: lua-bounces@bazar2.conectiva.com.br on behalf of John Klimek
Sent: Fri 12/30/2005 9:05 AM
To: Lua list
Subject: How do I check for errors returned from a C function?



For my game I plan to have lots of objects running scripts (players,
npcs, rooms, items, etc).  Whenever an object runs a script I create a
global lua userdata called "Entity".  The lua script can then check
for the actual entity type by using Entity:GetType.

Now suppose that only player entities can use the SendText C function.
 The following code would be invalid:

if (Entity:GetType() == 'item') then
  Entity:SendText("Hello!"); // invalid, item Entity's cannot use SendText
end;

So what I'd like to do is for the C function SendText is throw back an
error.  I'm aware that I can push the error message to the stack and
then use lua_error but how do I check for the error inside of my lua
script?

Also, does my above script engine logic seem OK?

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