RE: finding out number of records in a table??

["Paul Hudson" <phudson@...>]

>If you really need to keep track of the number of hash entries, one
solution
>is to create a new hash class and assign a suitable __len metamethod. For
>example:

If there were a metamethod called when a table element is deleted (set to
nil) you could do without the proxy table here (and in many other
situations).

Having a __removeindex metamethod is something *I* would like in 5.2 :)


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