.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: lua_string

.. _lua_string:

lua_string
===========

.. us.tag lua_string NOTREADYENGLISH Lua New5800

:ref:`lua_string` creates a UniSript string from a Lua string or a
Lua string from a UniScript string.

.. function:: usString = lua_string(luaString)
              luaString = lua_string(usString)
              usString = lua_string(luaString, ssType)
              luaString = lua_string(usString, ssType)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*ret*

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: luaValue

   *luaValue*

.. uparam:: usString

   *usString*

.. uparam:: ssType

   *ssType*

.. us.comment

**Comment**

...

.. us.example

**Example**

::

   luaString = lua_string("Peter Pim, 100€")

   luaString = lua_string("Peter Pim, 100€", "utf8")

   luaString = lua_string("Peter Pim, 100€", "utf16")

   luaString = lua_string("Peter Pim, 100€", "binary")

.. us.history

**History**

.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Version
     - Description
   * - R2016
     - New.

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-lua`,
   :ref:`Lua`,
   :ref:`lua_call`

:sub:`id-1399181`