Re: Suggestion: file:write() and other methods should return file

[Lorenzo Donati <lorenzodonatibz@...>]

On 02/07/2011 16.26, HyperHacker wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 07:34, steve donovan<steve.j.donovan@gmail.com>  wrote:
> > On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 12:53 PM, HyperHacker<hyperhacker@gmail.com>  wrote:
> > > I just noticed that file:write() returns true on success (though the
> > > manual doesn't mention any return value).
> >
> > Ah, but in 5.2 it does return the file object, allowing chaining:
> >
> > Lua 5.2.0 (beta)  Copyright (C) 1994-2011 Lua.org, PUC-Rio
> > > = io.write 'hello\n'
> > hello
> > file (000007FEFD972AB0)
> >
> > steve d.
>
> Aha, so my time machine worked! :D
This reminds me of an old English TV series "Doctor Who", who had a time 
machine in the shape of a classic English telephone booth.

Given the source of your mails, I suspect yours is in the shape of a 
toaster ;-) :-D

Cheers.
-- Lorenzo