Table Extensions (table)

table

Extensions to Lua's table library: deep copy, pretty print, and string loading.

3 functions Lua 5.3

table.table.deep_copy

table.deep_copy(t)

Deep copy a table with cycle detection. Preserves metatables.

table.table.deep_print

table.deep_print(t [, indent])

Convert table to human-readable string with indentation. Cycle-safe.

table.table.load_string

table.load_string(s)

Parse Lua table literal string. Evaluates return s via load().