Difference between revisions of "Setmetatable"
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Sets the ''metatable'' for the given table. | Sets the ''metatable'' for the given table. | ||
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You cannot change the ''metatable'' of other types from Lua, only from C. | You cannot change the ''metatable'' of other types from Lua, only from C. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:32, 13 July 2023
Available since: Gideros 2011.6
Class: (global)
Description
Sets the metatable for the given table.
(table) = setmetatable(table,metatable)
You cannot change the metatable of other types from Lua, only from C.
If metatable is nil, removes the metatable of the given table.
If the original metatable has a "__metatable" field, raises an error.
This function returns a table.
Parameters
table: (table) table to set metatable to
metatable: (varies) value to use as metatable
Return values
Returns (table) provided table
