Module el.object
Define objects with attributes.
Usage:
local Animal = object()
Functions
| define (base) | Define a new object type. |
| new (T, ...) | Create a new instance of type `T`. |
| ref (T, obj, init) | Reference some userdata. |
Functions
- define (base)
-
Define a new object type.
Call when you need to define a custom object. You can also invoke the module
directly, which is an alias to `define`.
Parameters:
- base
Returns:
-
table
The new object type table
Usage:
local object = require ('el.object') -- Verbose method local Animal = object.define() -- Calling the module local Cat = object (Animal)
- new (T, ...)
-
Create a new instance of type `T`.
Parameters:
- T table The object type to create
- ... any Arguments passed to `T:init`
Returns:
-
table
The newly created object
- ref (T, obj, init)
-
Reference some userdata.
Only call this on userdata allocated outside of lua.
Parameters:
- T table The type of userdata
- obj userdata Instance allocated in C/C++
- init bool Set false to skip calling T.init (default true)
Returns:
-
table Proxy object for `obj`