Re: tables with multiple indeces?

[Chris Marrin <chris@...>]

Pavol Severa wrote:
> there is probably nothing as funny as suggestions from a newbie - so
> here is one:
>
> if I got it right, an expression like t[1,2,3] is a syntax error.
>
> would you find it reasonable if instead, whenever it meets a
> comma-separated list as an index, lua would try to call the __index
> (or __newindex) method of the metatable?

This WILL happen if you do this:

    t[{1,2,3}]

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