get_key(3)

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version 0.7.1 · 2 versions
, in nixos 26.05

💖 get_key(3) — Arcan Lua API 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the get_key(3) page! This one is part of the Arcan Lua API, and it's here to hand you a key/value pair from the database. It's giving “small function, big main character energy” ✨

🎀 NAME 🎀

get_key — retrieve a key/value pair from the database.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

string or nil
get_key( key, opttgt, optcfg )

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So here's the tea: get_key returns a single value associated with a key. That value comes from either the appl global space, or from an optional target, or from an optional target/configuration. That's it, and that's iconic. The return vibe is string or nil, just like the synopsis says.

🍓 EXAMPLE 🍓

       function get_key0()
             local test = store_key("test", "result");
             local value = get_key("test");
             if (value == "result") then
                   print("OK");
             end
       end

This little demo stores "result" under "test", grabs it back with get_key("test"), and prints OK when it matches. Slay.

💅 SEE ALSO 💅

  • store_key(3) — the bestie function you'll want next, for real.

Bye bestie 🫶 — source/section: database; date: October 2026; manual page: get_key(3). Mwah 💋

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