Script Editor

To write and edit scripts, you can use the built-in script editor of Vanda Engine or other IDEs. In this section, we will describe the script editor of Vanda engine.

To access the script editor, use the Tools > Script Editor menu. In this section, we explain the script editor menu.

creates a new lua script.

Opens a standard File dialog that lets you select an existing Lua file.

Saves the current script. For the first time, it opens a dialog that lets you select the file path.

Opens a File dialog that lets you save the script under a new name.

Exits the script editor.

Lets you undo recent changes.

Lets you redo recent changes.

Use this command to copy the current selection to the clipboard as text.

This command allows you to insert at the cursor position text contained on the clipboard.

Using this menu, you can check the syntax errors of your code. If no errors are found, the message No Errors Found is displayed in the Errors section of the editor.

Opens a new dialog that allows you to view the projects, project resources, GUIs, game levels and their objects and copy their names if necessary. These names are used in scripting APIs and can be used as their input parameters.

Opens a new dialog that allows you to add scripting events to your script.

Opens a new dialog that allows you to add scripting APIs to your script.

Opens Scripting Reference Manual.