Vital.sandbox - engine.iprint

local status = engine.iprint(value, show_hidden = false, depth_limit = 0)

Type	Name	Description
`any`	value	Value to print on console
`bool`	show_hidden	Determines inspection depth: • When `true` - includes hidden elements such as metatables in the output • When `false` - displays only visible table contents
`int`	depth_limit	Maximum nesting depth to display (0 = unlimited)

Type	Name	Description
`bool`	status	`true` on successful execution, or `false` on failure

Print a simple table

local t = {a = 1, b = 2, c = 3}

engine.iprint(t)

--[[
Output:
{
    a: 1
    b: 2
    c: 3
}
]]

Print an array

local colors = {"red", "green", "blue"}

engine.iprint(colors)

--[[
Output:
{
    1: 'red'
    2: 'green'
    3: 'blue'
}
]]

Print with a depth limit

local deep = {a = {b = {c = {d = 1}}}}

engine.iprint(deep, false, 2) --Shows only 2 levels deep

Debug a config table

local config = {width = 800, height = 600}

engine.iprint(config) --Quick way to see table contents

Print primitive values

--Print string
engine.iprint("hello world") --'hello world'

--Print number
engine.iprint(42) --42

Print with metatable visible

local t = {x = 10}
setmetatable(t, {__tostring = function() return "custom" end})

engine.iprint(t, true) --Shows metatable when show_hidden = true

iprint vs tostring for tables

local t = {x = 1, y = 2} --Better than tostring for tables

engine.print(tostring(t)) --'table: 0x...'
engine.iprint(t) --Readable format

engine.iprint