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Codea's global variables

The tables below, organised by type of value and alphabetically, list the global variables in Codea version 1.5.1.

Numbers

Variable	number	Comment/link
`ADDITIVE`	`1`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`ANY`	`6`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`BEGAN`	`0`	See 'Touch' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`CAMERA_BACK`	`1`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`CAMERA_FRONT`	`2`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`CANCELLED`	`3`	Possible touch state.
`CENTER`	`2`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`CHAIN`	`3`	See 'Physics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`CIRCLE`	`0`	See 'Physics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`COMPOUND`	`4`	Reserved for future use with Codea's `physics.body()` function.
`CORNER`	`0`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`CORNERS`	`1`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`ContentScaleFactor`	`1` (non-retina) or `2` (retina)	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`CurrentOrientation`	`2`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`DISTANCE`	`3`	See 'Physics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`DST_ALPHA`	`772`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`DST_COLOR`	`774`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`DYNAMIC`	`2`	See 'Physics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`DeltaTime`	`0.0166667` typically, being 1/60.	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`EDGE`	`1`	See 'Physics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`ENDED`	`2`	See 'Touch' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`ElapsedTime`	`0.0166667` or greater, typically.	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`FORMAT_MONO16`	`4353`	See 'Sounds' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`FORMAT_MONO8`	`4352`	See 'Sounds' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`FORMAT_STEREO16`	`4355`	See 'Sounds' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`FORMAT_STEREO8`	`4354`	See 'Sounds' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`FULLSCREEN`	`1`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`FULLSCREEN_NO_BUTTONS`	`2`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`HEIGHT`	`768`, for example.	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`KINEMATIC`	`1`	See 'Physics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`LANDSCAPE_ANY`	`5`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`LANDSCAPE_LEFT`	`2`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`LANDSCAPE_RIGHT`	`3`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`LEFT`	`0`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`MOVING`	`1`	See 'Touch' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`MULTIPLY`	`2`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`NORMAL`	`0`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`ONE`	`1`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`ONE_MINUS_DST_ALPHA`	`773`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`ONE_MINUS_DST_COLOR`	`775`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA`	`771`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`ONE_MINUS_SRC_COLOR`	`769`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`POLYGON`	`2`	See 'Physics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`PORTRAIT`	`0`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`PORTRAIT_ANY`	`4`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`PORTRAIT_UPSIDE_DOWN`	`1`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`PRISMATIC`	`2`	See 'Physics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`PROJECT`	`2`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`RADIUS`	`3`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`RETAINED`	`1`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`REVOLUTE`	`1`	See 'Physics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`RIGHT`	`1`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`ROPE`	`10`	See 'Physics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`ROUND`	`0`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`SOUND_NOISE`	`3`	See 'Sounds' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`SOUND_SAWTOOTH`	`1`	See 'Sounds' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`SOUND_SINEWAVE`	`2`	See 'Sounds' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`SOUND_SQUAREWAVE`	`0`	See 'Sounds' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`SQUARE`	`1`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`SRC_ALPHA`	`770`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`SRC_ALPHA_SATURATE`	`776`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`SRC_COLOR`	`768`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`STANDARD`	`0`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`STATIC`	`0`	See 'Physics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`STATIONARY`	`4`	Possible touch state.
`WELD`	`8`	See 'Physics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`WIDTH`	`749`, for example	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`ZERO`	`0`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.

Strings

Variable	string	Comment/link
`BACKSPACE`	`""`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`CAMERA`	`CAMERA`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`DATA`	`data`	See 'Sounds' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`DECODE`	`decode`	Reserved for future use with Codea's `sound()` function.
`ENCODE`	`encode`	Used with Codea's `sound()` function.
`RETURN`	`\n`
`SOUND_BLIT`	`blit`	See 'Sounds' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`SOUND_EXPLODE`	`explode`	See 'Sounds' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`SOUND_HIT`	`hit`	See 'Sounds' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`SOUND_JUMP`	`jump`	See 'Sounds' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`SOUND_PICKUP`	`pickup`	See 'Sounds' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`SOUND_POWERUP`	`powerup`	See 'Sounds' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`SOUND_RANDOM`	`random`	See 'Sounds' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`SOUND_SHOOT`	`shoot`	See 'Sounds' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`_VERSION`	`Lua 5.1`	Part of Lua

Userdata

Variable	Codea userdata type	Comment/link
`CurrentTouch`	touch	See 'Touch' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`Gravity`	vec2	See 'Accelerometer' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`RotationRate`	vec3	See 'Accelerometer' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`UserAcceleration`	vec3	See 'Accelerometer' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.

Tables

Some tables are used as namespaces, to group together other numbers, strings, userdata, tables or functions.

Variable	Comment/link
`_G`	Part of Lua
`coroutine`	Part of the Lua basic library.
`debug`	Part of Lua, a standard library.
`http`	See 'Network' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`io`	Part of Lua, a standard library.
`math`	Part of Lua, a standard library.
`os`	Part of Lua, a standard library.
`output`	See 'Parameters' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`package`	Part of Lua, a standard library.
`parameter`	See 'Parameters' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`physics`	See 'Physics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`string`	Part of Lua, a standard library.
`table`	Part of Lua, a standard library.
`tween`	See 'Animation' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.

Functions

Variable	Comment/link
`applyMatrix`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`assert`	Part of Lua
`background`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`backingMode`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`blendMode`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`buffer`	See 'Shaders & Mesh' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`camera`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`cameraSource`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`class`
`clearLocalData`	See 'Storage' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`clearOutput`	Deprecated part of the Codea API.
`clearParameters`	Deprecated part of the Codea API.
`clearProjectData`	See 'Storage' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`clip`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`close`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`collectgarbage`	Part of Lua
`color`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`deviceMetrics`
`displayMode`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`dofile`	Part of Lua
`draw`	Called up to 60 times a second by the Codea API.
`ellipse`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`ellipseMode`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`error`	Part of Lua
`fill`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`font`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`fontMetrics`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`fontSize`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`gcinfo`	Part of Lua, deprecated in Lua 5.1.
`getfenv`	Part of Lua
`getmetatable`	Part of Lua
`hideKeyboard`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`image`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`ipairs`	Part of Lua
`iparameter`	Deprecated part of the Codea API.
`isKeyboardShowing`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`isRecording`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`keyboardBuffer`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`line`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`lineCapMode`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`listGlobalData`	See 'Storage' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`listLocalData`	See 'Storage' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`listProjectData`	See 'Storage' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`listProjectTabs`	See 'Storage' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`load`	Part of Lua
`loadfile`	Part of Lua
`loadstring`	Part of Lua
`matrix`	See 'Vector' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`mesh`	See 'Shaders & Mesh' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`modelMatrix`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`module`	Part of Lua
`newproxy`	Part of Lua
`next`	Part of Lua
`noClip`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`noFill`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`noSmooth`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`noStroke`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`noTint`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`noise`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`openURL`	See 'Network' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`ortho`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`pairs`	Part of Lua
`pcall`	Part of Lua
`perspective`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`point`
`pointSize`
`popMatrix`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`popStyle`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`print`	Part of Lua
`projectionMatrix`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`pushMatrix`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`pushStyle`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`rawequal`	Part of Lua
`rawget`	Part of Lua
`rawset`	Part of Lua
`readGlobalData`	See 'Storage' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`readImage`	See 'Storage' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`readLocalData`	See 'Storage' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`readProjectData`	See 'Storage' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`readProjectInfo`	See 'Storage' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`readProjectTab`	See 'Storage' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`rect`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`rectMode`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`require`	Part of Lua
`resetMatrix`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`resetStyle`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`rotate`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`rsqrt`
`saveGlobalData`	See 'Storage' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`saveImage`	See 'Storage' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`saveLocalData`	See 'Storage' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`saveProjectData`	See 'Storage' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`saveProjectInfo`	See 'Storage' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`saveProjectTab`	See 'Storage' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`scale`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`select`	Part of Lua
`setContext`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`setInstructionLimit`
`setfenv`	Part of Lua
`setmetatable`	Part of Lua
`setup`	Called once when a Codea project is run.
`shader`	See 'Shaders & Mesh' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`showKeyboard`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`smooth`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`sound`	See 'Sounds' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`soundBufferSize`	See 'Sounds' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`soundbuffer`	See 'Sounds' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`sprite`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`spriteList`	See 'Storage' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`spriteMode`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`spriteSize`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`startRecording`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`stopRecording`	See 'Display' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`stroke`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`strokeWidth`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`supportedOrientations`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`text`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`textAlign`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`textMode`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`textSize`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`textWrapWidth`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`tint`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`tonumber`	Part of Lua
`tostring`	Part of Lua
`translate`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`triangulate`	See 'Shaders & Mesh' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`type`	Part of Lua
`unpack`	Part of Lua
`vec2`	See 'Vector' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`vec3`	See 'Vector' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`vec4`	See 'Vector' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`viewMatrix`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.
`watch`	Deprecated part of the Codea API.
`xpcall`	Part of Lua
`zLevel`	See 'Graphics' chapter of Codea's in-app reference.