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unpack( tbl, [i,] [j] )
Returns the elements from the given table.
tbl
The Table
i
start index (default: 1)
j
end index (default: #tbl)Returns the elements from the given table. This function is equivalent to
return tbl[i], tbl[i+1], ···, tbl[j]

This can be useful for passing arguments to functions; this example will print "hello" in pink at 64,64:

function getargs()
 return {"hello",64,64,14}
end

cls()
args=getargs()
print(unpack(args))
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