5.1 – Functions and Types
Here we list all functions and types from the auxiliary library in alphabetical order.
luaL_optinteger[-0, +0, v] lua_Integer luaL_optinteger (lua_State *L, int arg
luaL_testudata[-0, +0, m] void *luaL_testudata (lua_State *L, int arg, const char *tname); This
luaL_getmetatable[-0, +1, m] int luaL_getmetatable (lua_State *L, const char *tname); Pushes onto
luaL_argcheck[-0, +0, v] void luaL_argcheck (lua_State *L, int cond,
luaL_pushresultsize[-?, +1, m] void luaL_pushresultsize (luaL_Buffer *B, size_t sz); Equivalent
luaL_setmetatable[-0, +0, –] void luaL_setmetatable (lua_State *L, const char *tname); Sets the metatable
luaL_newstate[-0, +0, –] lua_State *luaL_newstate (void); Creates a new Lua state. It calls
luaL_checkversion[-0, +0, v] void luaL_checkversion (lua_State *L); Checks whether the core running
luaL_len[-0, +0, e] lua_Integer luaL_len (lua_State *L, int index); Returns the "length" of the
luaL_ref[-1, +0, m] int luaL_ref (lua_State *L, int t); Creates and returns a reference
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