Types.h File Reference

Generic functions to deal with custom lua types. More...

Detailed Description

Generic functions to deal with custom lua types.

Definition in file Types.h.

#include <momemta/any.h>
#include <string>

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Functions
void	push_type_metatable (lua_State *L, const char *name)
	Push a new metatable on the stack. More...
std::string	get_custom_type_name (lua_State *L, int index)
	Get the type of a custom table. More...
momemta::any	get_custom_type_ptr (lua_State *L, int index)
	Convert a lua custom table to a momemta::any value. More...

Function Documentation

get_custom_type_name()

std::string get_custom_type_name	(	lua_State *	L,
		int	index
	)

Get the type of a custom table.

Parameters

L	the lua state
index	the index on the stack of the custom table

Returns

The type's name

Definition at line 35 of file Types.cc.

Referenced by get_custom_type_ptr().

get_custom_type_ptr()

momemta::any get_custom_type_ptr	(	lua_State *	L,
		int	index
	)

Convert a lua custom table to a momemta::any value.

Parameters

L	the lua state
index	the index on the stack of the custom table to convert

Returns

a momemta::any value encapsulating the custom type

Definition at line 48 of file Types.cc.

Referenced by lua::to_any().

push_type_metatable()

void push_type_metatable	(	lua_State *	L,
		const char *	name
	)

Push a new metatable on the stack.

The metatable contains one additional field, __type, describing of which type is the table associated to this metatable

Parameters

L	the lua state
name	the type's name

Definition at line 26 of file Types.cc.

Referenced by lua::path_register().