Re: lua-l Digest, Vol 28, Issue 37

[David Favro <lua@...>]

On 11/17/2012 03:47 AM, Dirk Laurie wrote:
> Lua has no variables (i.e. preallocated named blocks of memory
> the contents of which may change), only names and values. Lua names
> are not independent entities. They are indices into the global
> environment. The following statements do the same:
>
>      a = b/c
>      _ENV.a = b/c
>      _ENV["a"] = b/c
>
> I.e. all Lua assignments involve a table,
Except for local variables, including function parameters, for-loop 
variables, etc.

> and you can intercept
> those assignments
Except for above-noted cases.  Not that I'm in favor of lexical typing, but 
the metamethods aren't a _complete_ replacement.