RE: catching lua variable set and get value

["Ivano Coltellacci" <ivano.coltellacci@...>]

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : lua-bounces@bazar2.conectiva.com.br
> [mailto:lua-bounces@bazar2.conectiva.com.br]De la part de Luiz Henrique
> de Figueiredo
> Envoyé : mercredi 25 juin 2003 07:26
> À : lua@bazar2.conectiva.com.br
> Objet : Re: catching lua variable set and get value
>
>
> >I'd like to be able to intercept set/get of value to lua varibales.
>
> Try the code below. Instead printing, call your C functions.
> --lhf
>
> do
>  local function set(t,name,value)
>   print("set",name,value)
>  end
>
>  local function get(t,name)
>   print("get",name)
>   return name
>  end
>
>  setmetatable(getfenv(),{__index=get,__newindex=set})
> end
>
> -- test it...
> sym = 10
> a = sym


Thank You..

I was missunderstanding the __index and __newindex events
tags.

Using your and Dimitris suggestion I get what I was looking for.. :)