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- Subject: Re: Lua 5.1+ and variable-argument tables
- From: Roberto Ierusalimschy <roberto@...>
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 18:52:52 -0300
> The ... syntax, on the other hand, creates an odd sort of
> pseudo-datatype which is not a first-class object at all, [...]
The ... syntax does not create this pseudo-datatype. It already exists
in the language, in the form of multiple returns. I agree that its
second-class nature is not elegant, but it proved a quite useful and
efficient mechanism.
-- Roberto
