rawget
Gets the value of a table item without invoking metamethods
Prototype
v = rawget (table, index)Description
Gets the real value of table [index] without invoking metamethods. Index should not be nil.
print (rawget (_G, "Note")) --> nil
print (rawget (world, "Note")) --> function: 02058190
print (Note) --> function: 02058190
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
- getmetatable - Returns the metatable for the object
- 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
- 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
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- Lua bit manipulation functions
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- Lua debug functions
- Lua io functions
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- Lua os functions
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