Re: Keyword as function name (was: Table dot number?)

[Tomas Guisasola Gorham <tomas@...>]

> >  Sometimes, you cannot avoid it. For example when generating a 1-1
> >  binding to a library which uses methods named as Lua keywords. An
> >  example of this is the Qt library - 19 of it's classes have a method
> >  named 'end' [1], which you cannot call using Lua's syntax sugar. You
> >  have to call it as follows:
> >
> >      painter['end'](painter)
> >
> >  Does someone propose an elegant way to handle this? :)
>
>    painter._end = painter['end']

	You can use uppercase:

for k, v in pairs(painter) do
	if type(k) == "string" and type(v) == "function" then
		local K = k:gsub("^(.)", string.upper)
		painter[K] = v
	end
end
assert(painter['end'] == painter.End)

	Or, if you prefer, do it only for the keywords...

	Regards,
		Tomás