Aug 4, 2023 · Now a really interesting metamethod: __metatable __metatable Metamethod The __metatable metamethod is a special metamethod that allows you to control access to a table’s …

Mar 31, 2020 · (image from wiki) And If you’re interested, here is a list of all the metamethods the latest version of lua has (the version Roblox uses is 5.1, try printing _VERSION) I recommend you explore …

Oct 22, 2023 · The first parameter of the metamethod’s functions is the Table to which the metamethod is “asigned”. The second parameter is the other value involved in the operation, it can be anything, a …

Apr 3, 2024 · Topics tagged metamethods

Nov 19, 2022 · We have the normal table: a data structure which can hold anything that isn’t nil, the only thing you can do with it is index it, but MetaTables bring power to tables with MetaMethods, most …

Nov 3, 2024 · Introduction When I first decided to start scripting, metatables seemed like a forbidden art. It didn’t make sense to me, but since I would copy and paste other people’s code anyway, it didn’t …

Dec 28, 2020 · I’ve finally decided to learn about metatables and metamethods in lua, and so far with every metamethod I’ve been able to use it accordingly, but _call is different. Not only do I not know …

Oct 1, 2024 · In this example, the __index metamethod specifies what happens when you try to access a key that doesn’t exist in the regular table. There are many other metamethods available to …

Oct 26, 2023 · Anticheat Methods Hey fellow developers! I decided to release these detections because of this topic and the fact that exploiting is quickly dying, meaning nobody will buy Roblox anti exploits …

Aug 13, 2020 · The question now is, why do I set the metatable of the new table equal to Object. Remember how I said, metatables can only contain metamethods, and any other key that is not a …