Re: Alternatives to C function environments

[Camilo Bravo Valdés <faranwath@...>]

I see. Thanks for the quick answer!

On 3/10/14, Roberto Ierusalimschy <roberto@inf.puc-rio.br> wrote:
>> Is the concept of upvalues the only current alternative to the C
>> function environments feature previously available in Lua 5.1?
>
> Yes. Tipically, you can open your library with code like this:
>
>   luaL_newlibtable(L, funclist);  /* create table for library */
>   lua_newtable(L);  /* create table T for upvalue */
>   luaL_setfuncs(L, funclist, 1);
>
> That will add all functions from list 'funclist' into the new library,
> all sharing table T as an upvalue. Then, you can use this upvalue
> as you used the old environment.
>
> -- Roberto
>
>