Textutils (API)

The Textutils API is used to format and manipulate strings easily.

Textutils (API)
Method Name	Description
textutils.slowWrite(string text, number rate)	Writes string text at current cursor position, character-by-character. Number argument rate is optional and is defaulted to 20. The higher the value of rate, the faster text is written (passing a value of 1 writes one character per second).
textutils.slowPrint(string text, number rate)	Prints string text at current cursor position, character-by-character. Number argument rate is optional and is defaulted to 20. The higher the value of rate, the faster text is printed (passing a value of 1 prints one character per second). This function also prints a newline.
textutils.formatTime(number time, boolean TwentyFourHour)	Takes input time and formats it in a more readable format. If second value is true, returns time in military time; if second value is false, returns time with AM or PM. Example: print(textutils.formatTime(os.time(), false))—os.time() returns MineCraft time.
textutils.tabulate(table table, table table2, ...)	Prints tables in an ordered form. Each table is a row, the column width is auto-adjusted.
textutils.pagedTabulate(table table, table table2, ...)	Prints tables in an ordered form, like textutils.tabulate. However, it waits for confirmation before scrolling down.
textutils.pagedPrint(string text [, number freeLines])	Prints string text onto the screen, but waits for confirmation (after at least freeLines have been scrolled) before scrolling down further.
textutils.serialize(table table)	Returns a string representation of the table table for storage or transmission.
textutils.unserialize(string text)	Returns a table reassembled from string text.
textutils.urlEncode(string text)	Makes a string safe to encode into a url. Spaces are replaced with +s. Unsafe characters such as '\', '£' and '}' are translated into ASCII code and preceded with a % for transmission. For reference visit: [1].