Re: Calling anonymous functions from C

[Rolf Meyerhoff <rm@...>]

Hi Ben.

> It sounds like you're asking how you can hold on to a reference to a
> Lua function from the C side. The most common way this is done is with
> the registry: when the function is passed to the C side on the stack,
> you use lua_ref (or is it luaL_ref in 5.0?) to stick it into the
> registry, referred to by a unique integer. When you want to do the
> callback, use lua_getref to retrieve the function. and pcall it like
> normal.
> 
> This technique is also useful for other Lua-side-only types, such as tables.
> 

Thanx for your very quick response. I've now implemented this with
references instead of strings and it works like a charm.

Regards,

Rolf