[Lua] manipulate byte array as string (#6624)

* [Lua] manipulate byte array as string

Sometimes it would be more effective than reading byte by byte

* change according to the review

* update

2 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tests/MyGame/Example/Monster.lua b/tests/MyGame/Example/Monster.lua
index fbd2c74e..26b59d3b 100644
--- a/tests/MyGame/Example/Monster.lua
+++ b/tests/MyGame/Example/Monster.lua
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ function Monster_mt:Inventory(j)
     end
     return 0
 end
+function Monster_mt:InventoryAsString(start, stop)
+    return self.view:VectorAsString(14, start, stop)
+end
 function Monster_mt:InventoryLength()
     local o = self.view:Offset(14)
     if o ~= 0 then
@@ -160,6 +163,9 @@ function Monster_mt:Testnestedflatbuffer(j)
     end
     return 0
 end
+function Monster_mt:TestnestedflatbufferAsString(start, stop)
+    return self.view:VectorAsString(30, start, stop)
+end
 function Monster_mt:TestnestedflatbufferLength()
     local o = self.view:Offset(30)
     if o ~= 0 then
@@ -315,6 +321,9 @@ function Monster_mt:Flex(j)
     end
     return 0
 end
+function Monster_mt:FlexAsString(start, stop)
+    return self.view:VectorAsString(64, start, stop)
+end
 function Monster_mt:FlexLength()
     local o = self.view:Offset(64)
     if o ~= 0 then
@@ -518,6 +527,9 @@ function Monster_mt:VectorOfEnums(j)
     end
     return 0
 end
+function Monster_mt:VectorOfEnumsAsString(start, stop)
+    return self.view:VectorAsString(98, start, stop)
+end
 function Monster_mt:VectorOfEnumsLength()
     local o = self.view:Offset(98)
     if o ~= 0 then
@@ -540,6 +552,9 @@ function Monster_mt:Testrequirednestedflatbuffer(j)
     end
     return 0
 end
+function Monster_mt:TestrequirednestedflatbufferAsString(start, stop)
+    return self.view:VectorAsString(102, start, stop)
+end
 function Monster_mt:TestrequirednestedflatbufferLength()
     local o = self.view:Offset(102)
     if o ~= 0 then
diff --git a/tests/MyGame/Example/TypeAliases.lua b/tests/MyGame/Example/TypeAliases.lua
index 91c62c44..e9c680b1 100644
--- a/tests/MyGame/Example/TypeAliases.lua
+++ b/tests/MyGame/Example/TypeAliases.lua
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ function TypeAliases_mt:V8(j)
     end
     return 0
 end
+function TypeAliases_mt:V8AsString(start, stop)
+    return self.view:VectorAsString(24, start, stop)
+end
 function TypeAliases_mt:V8Length()
     local o = self.view:Offset(24)
     if o ~= 0 then