# LUBE.bin:unpack

Unpacks a string into a table of values. Used in conjunction with LUBE.bin:pack once the string has been sent across the network.

## Function

### Synopsis

    table= lube.bin:unpack( string )

### Arguments

`string string`
  The string sent to a server or client that needs converting back into a table.

### Returns

`table table`
  The string returned as a table. Note that if you used LUBE.bin:setseperators on the pack, you need to make sure to set them again on the other side.

## See Also

- LUBE
- LUBE.bin:setseperators
- LUBE.bin:pack

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Category:

- Functions