debug.traceback

 debug.traceback( )

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Description

Returns a full execution stack trace.

Arguments

thread thread=current thread

Thread (ie. error object from xpcall error handler) to build traceback for.

Arguments

string message=nil

Appended at the beginning of the traceback.

Arguments

number level=1

Which level to start the traceback.

Returns

string

A dump of the execution stack.

Examples

Example

Prints the traceback into console.

print(debug.traceback())

Output:

> print(debug.traceback())...

stack traceback:

lua_run:1: in main chunk

Examples

Example

Defines two functions that are later visible in the traceback. Enter "lua_run TracebackTest()" into the development console to achieve exact results.

function TracebackTest()
     AnotherTracebackFunction()
end

function AnotherTracebackFunction()
     print(debug.traceback())
end

Output:

stack traceback:

       lua_run:1: in function 'AnotherTracebackFunction'
       lua_run:1: in function 'TracebackTest'

lua_run:1: in main chunk