Re: referencing table elements within the same table constructor

[steve donovan <steve.j.donovan@...>]

On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Warlich, Christof
<christof.warlich@thermofisher.com> wrote:
> interface = {
..
>     incoming = {
>         SET = function()
>                   print(interface["port"]) -- error!!

What you can do here is ensure that these functions are always passed
the interface table, that is, make that function function(interface)
and call it so interface.incoming.SET(interface).  This allows for a
straightforward OOP style.

steve d.