Re: [proposal] Using nil/NaN as table index

[Peter Melnichenko <petjamelnik@...>]

> Déjà vu all over again?
> 
> http://lua-users.org/wiki/StoringNilsInTables

This is about nil as value, not key. 

> Going strong since 2005 and beyond?
> 
> http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2005-11/msg00317.html
> 
> Must be an annual tradition :D

In the linked post there is a proposal to make nil a valid key. My post is about the inconsistency between behaviour of Lua when using nil/NaN as key when setting and when getting a value, and making nil/NaN a completely valid key is only one of solutions, which probably won't get implemented if it was proposed almost 9 years ago. 

I agree that the topic header is slightly misleading. 

Peter