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=== Return values ===
 
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'''https://luau.org/library#global-functions'''<br/>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:20, 21 July 2025

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

See also

https://luau.org/library#global-functions