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{{lang|Lua run}}
{{lang|{{Code|selected=1|lua_run}}}}
{{GMOD point|lua_run|sprite=lua_run.png}} It runs raw [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lua_%28programming_language%29 Lua] code given to it in its keyvalues.
{{entity|lua_run|type=e0|game=Garry's Mod|sprite=1}}
It runs raw [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lua_%28programming_language%29 Lua] code given to it in its keyvalues.
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== Keyvalues ==
== Keyvalues ==
{{KV|Code|intn=Code|string|Lua code to run when triggered.}}
{{KV|Code|intn=Code|string|Lua code to run when triggered.}}
{{warning|Never use quotation marks when writing your lua code. This will break your entity! Always use apostrophes.}}
{{ModernBugfix|In Hammer, using string arguments will corrupt the [[VMF]] file's structure, making the file unviewable for the next Hammer session.|Remove the string argument manually with a text editor.}}
{{KV Targetname}}
{{KV Targetname}}
== Flags ==
== Flags ==
*1: Run code on spawn
*1: Run code on spawn
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{{IO|RunPassedCode|param=string|Run code that was passed as a variable.}}
{{IO|RunPassedCode|param=string|Run code that was passed as a variable.}}
{{I Targetname}}
{{I Targetname}}
== Outputs ==
== Outputs ==
{{O Targetname}}
{{O Targetname}}
[[Category:English]]
[[Category:English]]

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Template:Entity It runs raw Lua code given to it in its keyvalues.

Keyvalues

Code (Code) <string>
Lua code to run when triggered.

Template:ModernBugfix

Name (targetname) <string>[ Edit ]
The name that other entities refer to this entity by, via Inputs/Outputs or other keyvalues (e.g. parentname or target).
Also displayed in Hammer's 2D views and Entity Report.
See also:  Generic Keyvalues, Inputs and Outputs available to all entities

Flags

  • 1: Run code on spawn

Inputs

RunCode
Run Code that was defined in the entity.
RunPassedCode <stringRedirectInput/string>
Run code that was passed as a variable.

Outputs