Global Keywords Recognised in the Lua Editor

A selection of global keywords recognised in the Lua editor, as well as additional functionality are highlighted.

Complex
The “Complex” object adds complex number support to the scripting interface.
Matrix
The “Matrix” object adds support for fast matrix manipulation to the scripting interface.
ComplexMatrix
The “ComplexMatrix” object adds support for fast matrix manipulation for complex numbers to the scripting interface.

There are several keywords (other than the standard Lua keywords) recognised by the editor. These include, but are not limited to:

Table 1. Global keywords recognised in the Lua editor.
cf The main interface between the Lua scripting environment and CADFEKO. The cf namespace is used to pull the CADFEKO application into the Lua environment for further processing. Type cf. to get started.
pf The main interface between the Lua scripting environment and POSTFEKO. The pf namespace is used to pull the POSTFEKO application into the Lua environment for further processing. Type pf. to get started.
inspect A function similar to print that displays the contents of any table that can be broken down into basic components. Output can be seen in the output window of the editor.
printlist A function that prints out the contents of key/value pairs. Output can be seen in the output window of the editor.
i, j Predefined constants for 1 .
cf.Complex, pf.Complex An object class that helps manage complex numbers.
cf.Point, pf.Point An object class that helps manage points in 3D space.
SESSION_PATH The path to where the POSTFEKO session is stored for a math script environment.
SESSION_NAME Name of the POSTFEKO session stored.
FEKO_HOME The Feko installation directory.
FEKO_USER_HOME The Feko user directory.