From: Robert Zenz <Robert.Zenz@bonsaimind.org>
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2016 22:16:56 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Clarified what get_node does.
X-Git-Tag: 0.4.14~339
X-Git-Url: https://git.librecmc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=386d190e0915a7ed270c313b4e9998f25d219e41;p=oweals%2Fminetest.git

Clarified what get_node does.
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diff --git a/doc/lua_api.txt b/doc/lua_api.txt
index 2ef25a9bd..9088bd69d 100644
--- a/doc/lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/lua_api.txt
@@ -1958,9 +1958,11 @@ and `minetest.auth_reload` call the authetification handler.
 * `minetest.remove_node(pos)`
     * Equivalent to `set_node(pos, "air")`
 * `minetest.get_node(pos)`
-    * Returns `{name="ignore", ...}` for unloaded area
+    * Returns the node at the given position as table in the format
+      `{name="node_name", param1=0, param2=0}`, returns `{name="ignore", param1=0, param2=0}`
+      for unloaded areas.
 * `minetest.get_node_or_nil(pos)`
-    * Returns `nil` for unloaded area
+    * Same as `get_node` but returns `nil` for unloaded areas.
 * `minetest.get_node_light(pos, timeofday)`
     * Gets the light value at the given position. Note that the light value
       "inside" the node at the given position is returned, so you usually want