Difference between revisions of "Getmetatable"
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| − | + | '''Available since:''' Gideros 2011.6<br/> | |
| − | ''' | + | '''Class:''' [[(global)]]<br/> | 
| − | ''' | ||
| − | ===  | + | === Description === | 
| − | + | Returns the metatable of the given object. | |
| <source lang="lua"> | <source lang="lua"> | ||
| (table) = getmetatable(object) | (table) = getmetatable(object) | ||
| </source> | </source> | ||
| − | + | *if ''object'' does not have a metatable, returns nil. | |
| − | ''' | + | *if the ''object'' metatable has a "__metatable" field, returns the associated value. | 
| + | *otherwise, returns the metatable of the given ''object''. | ||
| − | === < | + | === Parameters === | 
| − | ''' | + | '''object''': (object) object from which to get metatable<br/> | 
| + | |||
| + | === Return values === | ||
| + | '''Returns''' (table) metatable<br/> | ||
| {{(global)}} | {{(global)}} | ||
Revision as of 21:58, 13 May 2022
Available since: Gideros 2011.6
Class: (global)
Description
Returns the metatable of the given object.
(table) = getmetatable(object)
- if object does not have a metatable, returns nil.
- if the object metatable has a "__metatable" field, returns the associated value.
- otherwise, returns the metatable of the given object.
Parameters
object: (object) object from which to get metatable
Return values
Returns (table) metatable
