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How does lua __gc metamethod works ?

Engines and Middleware Programming

Started by Shnoutz May 02, 2004 12:13 PM

0 comments, last by Shnoutz 20 years, 2 months ago

Shnoutz

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May 02, 2004 12:13 PM

I do something like this : function disp() print (''__gc called'') end test = {} test_mt = {__gc = disp} so when is destroyed should be called ? Is there something wrong because is never called ?

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bobstevens

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May 02, 2004 11:32 PM

__gc only works on userdata, not tables.

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