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Modules

• base
• bin
• debug
• fstable
• getopt
• io
• lcs
• list
• math
• mbox
• object
• package
• parser
• set
• std
• strbuf
• string
• table
• tree

Files

• base.lua
• bin.lua
• debug_ext.lua
• debug_init.lua
• fstable.lua
• getopt.lua
• io_ext.lua
• lcs.lua
• list.lua
• math_ext.lua
• mbox.lua
• modules.lua
• object.lua
• package_ext.lua
• parser.lua
• set.lua
• std.lua
• strbuf.lua
• strict.lua
• string_ext.lua
• table_ext.lua
• tree.lua
• xml.lua

Module tree

Tables as trees.

Functions

clone (t, nometa)	Make a deep copy of a tree, including any metatables
metatable.__index (tr, i)	Tree __index metamethod.
metatable.__newindex (tr, i, v)	Tree __newindex metamethod.
new (t)	Make a table into a tree

Functions

clone (t, nometa)

Make a deep copy of a tree, including any metatables

Parameters

• t: table
• nometa: if non-nil don't copy metatables

Return value:

copy of table

metatable.__index (tr, i)

Tree __index metamethod.

Parameters

• tr: tree
• i: non-table, or list of indices {i1 ... in}

Return value:

tr[i]...[in] if i is a table, or tr[i] otherwise

metatable.__newindex (tr, i, v)

Tree __newindex metamethod. Sets tr[i1]...[in] = v if i is a table, or tr[i] = v otherwise

Parameters

• tr: tree
• i: non-table, or list of indices {i1 ... in}
• v: value

new (t)

Make a table into a tree

Parameters

• t: table

Return value:

tree