Lua - How could I edit the Registry?
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I wanted to know how I could edit the Lua registry?
https://www.lua.org/pil/27.3.1.html
This registry, should include all of the functions, userdata, booleans, and tables.
lua registry
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I wanted to know how I could edit the Lua registry?
https://www.lua.org/pil/27.3.1.html
This registry, should include all of the functions, userdata, booleans, and tables.
lua registry
asked Nov 11 at 1:59
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"I" being who in this case? If you're in a Lua script, you can't touch the registry, period. If you're in C code, then you have complete control over the registry and can do whatever you want with it. So it's not clear what you mean here.
– Nicol Bolas
Nov 11 at 6:34
The registry doesn't store everything, it is a hidden table useful for native code to store references to Lua objects. You don't need it in Lua.
– IllidanS4
Nov 11 at 11:32
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up vote
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down vote
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I wanted to know how I could edit the Lua registry?
https://www.lua.org/pil/27.3.1.html
This registry, should include all of the functions, userdata, booleans, and tables.
lua registry
asked Nov 11 at 1:59
James
303
I wanted to know how I could edit the Lua registry?
https://www.lua.org/pil/27.3.1.html
This registry, should include all of the functions, userdata, booleans, and tables.
lua registry
lua registry
asked Nov 11 at 1:59
James
303
asked Nov 11 at 1:59
James
303
asked Nov 11 at 1:59
James
303
asked Nov 11 at 1:59
James
303
asked Nov 11 at 1:59
James
303
303
1
"I" being who in this case? If you're in a Lua script, you can't touch the registry, period. If you're in C code, then you have complete control over the registry and can do whatever you want with it. So it's not clear what you mean here.
– Nicol Bolas
Nov 11 at 6:34
The registry doesn't store everything, it is a hidden table useful for native code to store references to Lua objects. You don't need it in Lua.
– IllidanS4
Nov 11 at 11:32
add a comment |
1
"I" being who in this case? If you're in a Lua script, you can't touch the registry, period. If you're in C code, then you have complete control over the registry and can do whatever you want with it. So it's not clear what you mean here.
– Nicol Bolas
Nov 11 at 6:34
The registry doesn't store everything, it is a hidden table useful for native code to store references to Lua objects. You don't need it in Lua.
– IllidanS4
Nov 11 at 11:32
1
1
"I" being who in this case? If you're in a Lua script, you can't touch the registry, period. If you're in C code, then you have complete control over the registry and can do whatever you want with it. So it's not clear what you mean here.
– Nicol Bolas
Nov 11 at 6:34
"I" being who in this case? If you're in a Lua script, you can't touch the registry, period. If you're in C code, then you have complete control over the registry and can do whatever you want with it. So it's not clear what you mean here.
– Nicol Bolas
Nov 11 at 6:34
The registry doesn't store everything, it is a hidden table useful for native code to store references to Lua objects. You don't need it in Lua.
– IllidanS4
Nov 11 at 11:32
The registry doesn't store everything, it is a hidden table useful for native code to store references to Lua objects. You don't need it in Lua.
– IllidanS4
Nov 11 at 11:32
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Lua registry is just regular Lua table. There just no reference to it from global scope.
You can e.g. use debug.getregistry() function to get it.
But be sure you know what you are doing.
And of course not all libraries stores its data in registry. Some of them use e.g. upvalues or uservalues to store some internal structure. Also any library can change its internals in any time. And most of them I think didn't expect that their data will be changed outside.
answered Nov 11 at 11:14
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Thanks, I will look into that
– James
Nov 12 at 16:44
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
Lua registry is just regular Lua table. There just no reference to it from global scope.
You can e.g. use debug.getregistry() function to get it.
But be sure you know what you are doing.
And of course not all libraries stores its data in registry. Some of them use e.g. upvalues or uservalues to store some internal structure. Also any library can change its internals in any time. And most of them I think didn't expect that their data will be changed outside.
answered Nov 11 at 11:14
moteus
1,8961715
Thanks, I will look into that
– James
Nov 12 at 16:44
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
Lua registry is just regular Lua table. There just no reference to it from global scope.
You can e.g. use debug.getregistry() function to get it.
But be sure you know what you are doing.
And of course not all libraries stores its data in registry. Some of them use e.g. upvalues or uservalues to store some internal structure. Also any library can change its internals in any time. And most of them I think didn't expect that their data will be changed outside.
answered Nov 11 at 11:14
moteus
1,8961715
Thanks, I will look into that
– James
Nov 12 at 16:44
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
Lua registry is just regular Lua table. There just no reference to it from global scope.
You can e.g. use debug.getregistry() function to get it.
But be sure you know what you are doing.
And of course not all libraries stores its data in registry. Some of them use e.g. upvalues or uservalues to store some internal structure. Also any library can change its internals in any time. And most of them I think didn't expect that their data will be changed outside.
answered Nov 11 at 11:14
moteus
1,8961715
Lua registry is just regular Lua table. There just no reference to it from global scope.
You can e.g. use debug.getregistry() function to get it.
But be sure you know what you are doing.
And of course not all libraries stores its data in registry. Some of them use e.g. upvalues or uservalues to store some internal structure. Also any library can change its internals in any time. And most of them I think didn't expect that their data will be changed outside.
answered Nov 11 at 11:14
moteus
1,8961715
answered Nov 11 at 11:14
moteus
1,8961715
answered Nov 11 at 11:14
moteus
1,8961715
answered Nov 11 at 11:14
moteus
1,8961715
1,8961715
Thanks, I will look into that
– James
Nov 12 at 16:44
add a comment |
Thanks, I will look into that
– James
Nov 12 at 16:44
Thanks, I will look into that
– James
Nov 12 at 16:44
Thanks, I will look into that
– James
Nov 12 at 16:44
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"I" being who in this case? If you're in a Lua script, you can't touch the registry, period. If you're in C code, then you have complete control over the registry and can do whatever you want with it. So it's not clear what you mean here.
– Nicol Bolas
Nov 11 at 6:34
The registry doesn't store everything, it is a hidden table useful for native code to store references to Lua objects. You don't need it in Lua.
– IllidanS4
Nov 11 at 11:32