debug.setupvalue
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| Syntax |
debug.setupvalue( Function function , Integer up , Var value ) Where is this used? |
| Description: | |
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This function assigns the value of value to the upvalue with index up of the function. The function returns nil if there is no upvalue with the given index. Otherwise, it returns the name of the upvalue. |
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| Returns: | String name of the upvalue. |
| Part of Library: | Debug |
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Examples
| Description | Shows the usage of this function |
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| Code | -- (file1.lua) local testvar = "test" function stuff() print(test) end -- (file2.lua) stuff() -- Call the function (prints test) print(debug.setupvalue(stuff, 1, "pie")) // set "testvar" in the other file to "pie", prints testvar as that is the variable name stuff() -- Call the function (prints pie) |
| Output | test, testvar, pie |
Additional Notes
- upvalues is basicly locals
