lua-ref

a value reference operation module.

Installation

luarocks install ref --from=http://mah0x211.github.io/rocks/

Functions

k = ref.get( v )

create reference of the v into LUA_REGISTRYINDEX and return a reference number.

• Parameters
  • v: value to be referenced by k.
• Returns
  • k:integer: reference number.

v = ref.val( k )

get value of reference k.

• Parameters
  • k:integer: reference number of value v.
• Returns
  • v: value referenced by k.

v = ref.del( k [, retval] )

releases reference k from LUA_REGISTRYINDEX.

• Parameters
  • k:integer: reference number.
  • retval:boolean: set to true if value is required.
• Returns
  • v: value referenced by k.