Re: __ipairs (was: Re: Lua 5.4 Tuples FTW!)

["John Hind" <john.hind@...>]

> >>>> for i,v in pairs(t) do print(i,v) end
>
> >>A perfect example of why deprecating __ipairs was the wrong move. It
> >>ought to be possible to make this code work with ipairs(t) as well, 
> but
> >>with no __ipairs metamethod it can't be done.
>
> >>Andrew.
Except of course by the simple expedient of replacing ipairs(t) with a 
version
that does what you want it to do directly! Even, if you insist, with a 
version that
uses a metamethod __ipairs! The metamethods on both pairs and ipairs 
have
always baffled me with their utter triviality!

- John.