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 how many entries a text log holds.

<pre>
count = TextLogGetNumEntries(logName)
</pre>

== Arguments ==
;logName : <code>string</code> – Name of the text log.

== Returns ==
;count : <code>number</code> – Number of entries currently stored. Never more than the log's entry limit.

== Details ==
* Valid indexes for [[API:TextLogGetEntry|TextLogGetEntry]] are <code>0</code> to <code>count - 1</code>.
* The stock UI never calls this function.

== Errors ==
* <code>Error in function call 'TextLogGetNumEntries': Text Log %s does not exist</code>

== Example ==
A minimal example built from the documented signature:
<pre>
for i = 0, TextLogGetNumEntries( "Chat" ) - 1 do
local timestamp, filterType, text = TextLogGetEntry( "Chat", i )
end
</pre>

== See also ==
* [[API:TextLogGetEntry|TextLogGetEntry]]
* [[API:TextLogClear|TextLogClear]]

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