getmetatable

Returns the metatable for the object

Prototype

t = getmetatable (obj)

Description

getmetatable (_G) --> nil

Lua functions

• assert - Asserts that condition is not nil and not false
• collectgarbage - Collects garbage
• dofile - Executes a Lua file
• error - Raises an error message
• gcinfo - Returns amount of dynamic memory in use
• getfenv - Returns the current environment table
• ipairs - Iterates over a numerically keyed table
• load - Loads a chunk by calling a function repeatedly
• loadfile - Loads a Lua file and parses it
• loadlib - Loads a DLL (obsolete in Lua 5.1)
• loadstring - Compiles a string of Lua code
• module - Creates a Lua module
• next - Returns next key / value pair in a table
• pairs - Traverse all items in a table
• pcall - Calls a function in protected mode
• print - Prints its arguments
• rawequal - Compares two values for equality without invoking metamethods
• rawget - Gets the value of a table item without invoking metamethods
• rawset - Sets the value of a table item without invoking metamethods
• require - Loads a module
• select - Returns items in a list
• setfenv - Sets a function's environment
• setmetatable - Sets the metatable for a table
• tonumber - Converts a string (of the given base) to a number
• tostring - Converts its argument to a string
• type - Returns the type of a variable
• unpack - Unpacks a table into individual items
• xpcall - Calls a function with a custom error handler

Topics

• Lua PCRE regular expression functions
• 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 script extensions
• Lua string functions
• Lua syntax
• Lua table functions
• Lua utilities
• Scripting callbacks - plugins
• Scripting