debug.setmetatable

Lua function debug.setmetatable Summary Sets the metatable for an object Prototype object = debug.setmetatable (object, table) Description Sets the metatable for the given object to the given table (which can be nil). Bypasses the check for the "__metatable" entry. Returns the object. See Also ... Topics Lua base functions Lua bc (big number) functions Lua bit manipulation functions Lua coroutine functions Lua debug functions Lua io functions Lua math functions Lua os functions Lua package functions Lua PCRE regular expression functions Lua script extensions Lua string functions Lua table functions Lua utilities Scripting Lua functions debug.debug (Enters interactive debugging) debug.getfenv (Returns the environment of an object) debug.gethook (Returns the current hook settings) debug.getinfo (Returns a table with information about a function) debug.getlocal (Returns name and value of a local variable) debug.getmetatable (Returns the metatable of the given object) debug.getregistry (Returns the registry table) debug.getupvalue (Returns the name and value of an upvalue) debug.setfenv (Sets the environment of an object) debug.sethook (Sets a debug hook function) debug.setlocal (Sets the value of the local variable) debug.setupvalue (Sets an upvalue for a function) debug.traceback (Returns a string with a traceback of the stack call) (Help topic: lua=debug.setmetatable) Documentation contents page