Explain why string.len is used

2025-11-21 02:47:59 +01:00 · 2024-09-14 20:23:12 +12:00 · 2024-09-14 20:23:12 +12:00 · 136f2b1637
commit 136f2b1637
parent 4563382551
1 changed files with 2 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ local function naive_str_width(str)
    local prev_w = 0
    local line_count = 1
    local i = 1
+    -- string.len() is used so that numbers are coerced to strings without any
+    -- extra checking
    local str_length = strlen(str)
    while i <= str_length do
        local char = byte(str, i)