Re: _G function inside table

[Gavin Wraith <gavin@...>]

In message <BANLkTi=ndaPq1pPopn=Jjh7KwVmbo2PEUA@mail.gmail.com> you wrote:

> On 24 June 2011 21:26, Patrick Donnelly <batrick@batbytes.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Kev Lugli <kevlugli@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hi, I'm trying to do something like this, but I've got no success yet.
> >>
> 
> and you don't need _G:
> 
> a = 'func'
> var = {}
> 
> var[a] = function (a)
>  print(a)
> end

This is simply

  var = { func = print }

if you overlook the variadic nature of print. I am asking myself if
somewhere along the way someone had overlooked the fact that 
the variable 'a' is a constant (i.e. bound to 'func') on the 
lefthand side of the assignment but a dummy variable (i.e. bound by
'function') on the righthand side. Or have I misunderstood the point 
of the exercise?

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