Class: Rufus::Lua::Table

Rufus::Lua::Ref

Rufus::Lua::Table

Included Modules

Enumerable

A Lua table.

For now, the only thing you can do with it is cast it into a Hash or an Array (will raise an exception if casting to an Array is not possible).

Note that direct manipulation of the Lua table (inside Lua) is not possible (as of now).

Constructor Summary

This class inherits a constructor from Rufus::Lua::Ref.

Public Visibility

Public Instance Method Summary

#[](k)	Returns the value behind the key, or else nil.
#[]=(k, v)	Sets a value in the table.
#each	The classical ‘each’.
#keys	Returns the array of keys of this Table.
#objlen	Returns the size of the table, corresponds to the Lua ’#’ operator.
#size #length	Returns the real size of the table (number of entries + number of elements in array side).
#to_a(pure = true)	Returns a Ruby Array instance representing this Lua table.
#to_h	Returns a Ruby Hash instance representing this Lua table.
#to_ruby	Turns the Lua table into a Ruby array, or else into a Ruby Hash instance.
#values	Returns the array of values in this Table.

Public Instance Methods Inherited from Rufus::Lua::Ref

free

Public Instance Method Details

[]

public [](k)

Returns the value behind the key, or else nil.

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          # File 'lib/rufus/lua/objects.rb', line 178

def [] (k)

  load_onto_stack # table
  stack_push(k) # key
  Lib.lua_gettable(@pointer, -2) # fetch val for key at top and table at -2
  stack_pop
end

[]=

public []=(k, v)

Sets a value in the table

TODO : have something for adding in the array part…

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          # File 'lib/rufus/lua/objects.rb', line 190

def []= (k, v)

  load_onto_stack

  stack_push(k)
  stack_push(v)
  Lib.lua_settable(@pointer, -3)

  v
end

each

public each

The classical ‘each’.

Note it cheats by first turning the table into a Ruby Hash and calling the each of that Hash instance (this way, the stack isn’t involved in the iteration).

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          # File 'lib/rufus/lua/objects.rb', line 156

def each

  return unless block_given?
  self.to_h.each { |k, v| yield(k, v) }
end

keys

public keys

Returns the array of keys of this Table.

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          # File 'lib/rufus/lua/objects.rb', line 164

def keys

  self.to_h.keys
end

objlen

public objlen

Returns the size of the table, corresponds to the Lua ’#’ operator.

Will thus return 0 if the table doesn’t hold any value in its ‘array’ part.

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          # File 'lib/rufus/lua/objects.rb', line 206

def objlen

  load_onto_stack
  Lib.lua_objlen(@pointer, -1)
end

size

public size

Also known as: length

Returns the real size of the table (number of entries + number of elements in array side)

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          # File 'lib/rufus/lua/objects.rb', line 215

def size

  self.to_h.size
end

to_a

public to_a(pure = true)

Returns a Ruby Array instance representing this Lua table.

Will raise an error if the ‘rendering’ is not possible.

  s = Rufus::Lua::State.new

  @s.eval("return { a = 'A', b = 'B', c = 3 }").to_a
    # => error !

  @s.eval("return { 1, 2 }").to_a
    # => [ 1.0, 2.0 ]

  @s.eval("return {}").to_a
    # => []

  @s.eval("return { 1, 2, car = 'benz' }").to_a
    # => error !

to_a(false)

Setting the optional argument ‘pure’ to false will manage any table :

  s = Rufus::Lua::State.new

  @s.eval("return { a = 'A', b = 'B', c = 3 }").to_a(false)
    # => [["a", "A"], ["b", "B"], ["c", 3.0]]

  @s.eval("return { 1, 2 }").to_a(false)
    # => [1.0, 2.0]

  @s.eval("return {}").to_a(false)
    # => []

  @s.eval("return { 1, 2, car = 'benz' }").to_a(false)
    # => [1.0, 2.0, ["car", "benz"]]

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          # File 'lib/rufus/lua/objects.rb', line 285

def to_a (pure=true)

  h = self.to_h

  pure && h.keys.find { |k| not [ Float ].include?(k.class) } &&
    raise("cannot turn hash into array, some keys are not numbers")

  a_keys = (1..objlen).to_a.collect { |k| k.to_f }
  keys = a_keys + (h.keys - a_keys)

  keys.inject([]) { |a, k|
    a << (a_keys.include?(k) ? h[k] : [ k, h[k] ])
    a
  }
end

        
      

  

to_h

public to_h

Returns a Ruby Hash instance representing this Lua table.

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          # File 'lib/rufus/lua/objects.rb', line 223

def to_h

    load_onto_stack

    table_pos = stack_top

    Lib.lua_pushnil(@pointer)

    h = {}

    while Lib.lua_next(@pointer, table_pos) != 0 do

      value = stack_fetch(-1)
      value.load_onto_stack if value.is_a?(Ref)

      key = stack_fetch(-2)
      key.load_onto_stack if key.is_a?(Ref)

      stack_unstack # leave key on top

      h[key] = value
    end

    h
  end

  # Returns a Ruby Array instance representing this Lua table.
  #
  # Will raise an error if the 'rendering' is not possible.
  #
  #   s = Rufus::Lua::State.new
  #
  #   @s.eval("return { a = 'A', b = 'B', c = 3 }").to_a
  #     # => error !
  #
  #   @s.eval("return { 1, 2 }").to_a
  #     # => [ 1.0, 2.0 ]
  #
  #   @s.eval("return {}").to_a
  #     # => []
  #
  #   @s.eval("return { 1, 2, car = 'benz' }").to_a
  #     # => error !
  #
  # == to_a(false)
  #
  # Setting the optional argument 'pure' to false will manage any table :
  #
  #   s = Rufus::Lua::State.new
  #
  #   @s.eval("return { a = 'A', b = 'B', c = 3 }").to_a(false)
  #     # => [["a", "A"], ["b", "B"], ["c", 3.0]]
  #
  #   @s.eval("return { 1, 2 }").to_a(false)
  #     # => [1.0, 2.0]
  #
  #   @s.eval("return {}").to_a(false)
  #     # => []
  #
  #   @s.eval("return { 1, 2, car = 'benz' }").to_a(false)
  #     # => [1.0, 2.0, ["car", "benz"]]
  #
  def to_a (pure=true)

    h = self.to_h

    pure && h.keys.find { |k| not [ Float ].include?(k.class) } &&
      raise("cannot turn hash into array, some keys are not numbers")

    a_keys = (1..objlen).to_a.collect { |k| k.to_f }
    keys = a_keys + (h.keys - a_keys)

    keys.inject([]) { |a, k|
      a << (a_keys.include?(k) ? h[k] : [ k, h[k] ])
      a
    }
  end

  # Turns the Lua table into a Ruby array, or else into a Ruby Hash instance.
  #
  def to_ruby

    to_a rescue to_h
  end
end

        
      

  

to_ruby

public to_ruby

Turns the Lua table into a Ruby array, or else into a Ruby Hash instance.

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          # File 'lib/rufus/lua/objects.rb', line 303

def to_ruby

  to_a rescue to_h
end

values

public values

Returns the array of values in this Table.

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def values

  self.to_h.values
end