How to write function x:y():f() ... end ?

[Carsten Fuchs <carsten.fuchs@...>]

Hi all,

using Lua 5.1, I'm trying to define a method in a table that has been returned by a 
previous method call, like this:

    function x:y("someObject"):f()
        -- ...
    end

Unfortunately, this doesn't work: <name> or '...' expected near '"someObject"'

Alternatives that work are

    x:y("someObject").f = function(self)
        -- ...
    end

or maybe

    local someObject = x:y("someObject")

    function someObject:f()
        -- ...
    end

but these are also the only working variants that I have found, and was wondering if 
there is a way to write this closer to the former one-line variant?

Best regards,
Carsten



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