RE: function name

[Wim Couwenberg <debosberg@...>]

> local Name = "MultThree"
> local function Main(x,y,z) do
>     return x*y*z
> end
> 
> return main
> 
> ...After which point Name would be available as an
> upvalue of the function
> (OK, I'd have to double check that Lua doesn't
> optimize this particular
> upvalue away given that it wasn't used in the
> function).

It is not so much a question of optimisation; the
local "Name" is simply not referenced in the function
"Main" so no upvalue is created for it.  A closure
does *not* keep entire stack frames alive: it only
creates upvalues for locals that it actually
references.

--
Wim



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