ShaderBlock:send

Updates a variable in the ShaderBlock.

ShaderBlock:send(variable, value)

Name	Type	Description
variable	string	The name of the variable to update.
value	*	The new value of the uniform.

Nothing

bytes = ShaderBlock:send(blob, offset, extent)

Name	Type	Default	Description
blob	Blob		A Blob to replace the block data with.
offset	number	0	A byte offset into the Blob to start writing from.
extent	number	nil	The number of bytes to write. If `nil`, writes as many bytes as possible.

Name	Type	Description
bytes	number	How many bytes were copied to the block.

Notes

For scalar or vector types, use tables of numbers or vec3s for each vector.

For matrix types, use tables of numbers or mat4 objects.

Blobs can also be used to pass arbitrary binary data to individual variables.