Export(handle, string, string)

Description

The Export object Lua function exports an object into an XML file.

Arguments

• Handle:
  The function takes a handle of the type “light_userdata” as an argument.
  It can be omitted when using the colon notation on an object.

  The Colon Notation is a way to omit the handle as the first argument when using the Object functions.

  This is the general syntax with the colon notation: object:function()

  This is the general syntax with standard handle notation: object.function(object)

  Learn more in the Lua Functions - Object API topic.

• String:
  This is a string with the file path for the exported file.

• String:
  This is a string containing the file name of the exported file.

Return

• Boolean:
  The function returns a boolean indicating if the export was a success.

Examples

This example exports the selected sequence into an XML file:

Copy CodeLua
```
return function()

--SelectedSequence() creates a handle to the selected sequence.
local selectedSequence = SelectedSequence()
if selectedSequence == nil then
    ErrPrintf("The selected sequence could not be found.")
    return
end
--The path is stored in a variable.
local exportPath = GetPath(Enums.PathType.UserSequences)
--The actual export function.
local success = selectedSequence:Export(exportPath, "mySelectedSequence.xml")
--Print some feedback.
if success then
    Printf("The sequence is exported to: " .. exportPath)
else
    ErrPrintf("The sequence could not be exported.")
end

end

##  Related Object Functions

[Import](/grandma3/2-4/lua_object_import/) - object function used to import an XML table.