Maintenance script: UI Lua API import (WAR 1.4.8)

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UI Lua API import (WAR 1.4.8)

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{{LuaApi|group=TextLog}}
Returns one entry of a text log.

<pre>
timestamp, filterType, text = TextLogGetEntry(logName, index)
</pre>

== Arguments ==
;logName : <code>string</code> – Name of the text log.
;index : <code>number</code> – Position of the entry, starting at <code>0</code> for the oldest entry. Cut to a whole number.

== Returns ==
;timestamp : <code>wstring</code> – Local time the entry was added, formatted as <code>[HH:MM:SS]</code>.
;filterType : <code>number</code> – The entry's filter type.
;text : <code>wstring</code> – The entry text, after the <code><BR></code>/<code><P></code> conversion done by [[API:TextLogAddEntry|TextLogAddEntry]].

== Details ==
* Entries are in the order they were added. When the log is full, the oldest entry is removed, so the entry at a given index changes as new entries arrive.
* A negative index or an index of [[API:TextLogGetNumEntries|TextLogGetNumEntries]] or more raises the ''Index %d is invalid'' error and returns nothing.
* The function needs at least two arguments and only reads the last two. Any extra arguments placed in front of them are ignored.
* The stock UI never calls this function.

== Errors ==
* <code>Error in function call 'TextLogGetEntry': Text Log %s does not exist</code>
* <code>Error in function call 'TextLogGetEntry': Index %d is invalid</code>

== Example ==
A minimal example built from the documented signature:
<pre>
local count = TextLogGetNumEntries( "Chat" )
if count > 0 then
local timestamp, filterType, text = TextLogGetEntry( "Chat", count - 1 ) -- newest entry
end
</pre>

== See also ==
* [[API:TextLogGetNumEntries|TextLogGetNumEntries]]
* [[API:TextLogAddEntry|TextLogAddEntry]]

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