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Doesn't Lua have something comparable to Ruby's method_missing?

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metaprogramming

lua

method-missing

I seem to recall Lua has something similar to Ruby's method_missing. Or am I remembering incorrectly?

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Dexygen Avatar asked Oct 11 '11 20:10

Dexygen

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The __index and __newindex of a table's metatable can be used to the same effect as Ruby's method_missing.

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JoeG Avatar answered Oct 13 '22 11:10

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