string.gfind
Lua function string.gfind Summary Iterate over a string (obsolete in Lua 5.1) Prototype `it = string.gfind (str, pattern)` Description `This function is now called string.gmatch. Calling string.gfind raises an error.` See Also ... Topics Lua base functions Lua bc (big number) functions Lua bit manipulation functions Lua coroutine functions Lua debug functions Lua io functions Lua math functions Lua os functions Lua package functions Lua PCRE regular expression functions Lua script extensions Lua string functions Lua table functions Lua utilities Regular Expressions Scripting Lua functions string.byte (Converts a character into its ASCII (decimal) equivalent) string.char (Converts ASCII codes into their equivalent characters) string.dump (Converts a function into binary) string.find (Searches a string for a pattern) string.format (Formats a string) string.gmatch (Iterate over a string) string.gsub (Substitute strings inside another string) string.len (Return the length of a string) string.lower (Converts a string to lower-case) string.match (Searches a string for a pattern) string.rep (Returns repeated copies of a string) string.reverse (Reverses the order of characters in a string) string.sub (Returns a substring of a string) string.upper (Converts a string to upper-case) (Help topic: lua=string.gfind) Documentation contents page