RGSS Built-in Functions

The following built-in functions are defined in RGSS.

load_data(filename)

Loads the data file indicated by filename and restores the object.

$data_actors = load_data("Data/Actors.rxdata")

This function is essentially the same as:

File.open(filename, "rb") { |f|
  obj = Marshal.load(f)
}

However, it differs in that it can load files from within encrypted archives.

save_data(obj, filename)

Saves the object obj to the data file indicated by filename.

save_data($data_actors, "Data/Actors.rxdata")

This function is the same as:

File.open(filename, "wb") { |f|
  Marshal.dump(obj, f)
}

It is unlikely you will ever use this function during a game, but it is defined as a counterpart to load_data.

Also, the built-in functions p and print are redefined for use in message box output.