Storage:read()

Read a stored value by key.

Parameters

Parameters	Type	Description
key	string	The storage key

Signature

Storage:read(key: string): string | nil

Returns

string | nil - The stored value as a string, or nil when the key is not found

Description

Storage:read() returns the stored value as text. Numeric and boolean values are also returned as strings.

Examples

local username = Storage:read("username")
if username ~= nil then
    print(username)
end

local retryCount = Storage:read("retry_count")
if retryCount ~= nil then
    local count = tonumber(retryCount)
    print(count)
end

Notes

• Missing keys return nil
• Stored numbers and booleans are returned as strings
• The key must not be empty