Aug 4, 2023 · A metatable is a special Luau table that allows us to modify the behavior of other tables. Every table in Luau can have an associated metatable, and metatables work through …

Mar 31, 2020 · (image from wiki) And If you’re interested, here is a list of all the metamethods the latest version of lua has (the version Roblox uses is 5.1, try printing _VERSION) I recommend …

Oct 22, 2023 · Introduction Many developers are confused by metatables, as they are not very intuitive, and their use cases not always clear. I’ll go over what exactly are metatables, some …

Oct 1, 2024 · Accessing and modifying the metatable of an existing table Finalizing or cleaning up tables before they are garbage collected¹ Measuring the length of tables Using tables as …

Jun 19, 2025 · I’m having difficulty understanding what you’re asking, so I will explain bit by bit. When you use setmetatable, you define special behavior to your table, that’s what a …

Nov 19, 2022 · We have the normal table: a data structure which can hold anything that isn’t nil, the only thing you can do with it is index it, but MetaTables bring power to tables with …

Oct 1, 2024 · Converting a table to a string with custom formatting Accessing and modifying the metatable of an existing table Finalizing or cleaning up tables before they are garbage …

Apr 18, 2025 · Please view the disclaimer before use! So… I got a little bored and thought, what might be a generically useful function? So I decided to remake getrawmetatable in pure Luau. …

Apr 22, 2024 · Metatables As said before, metatables are tables that make tables more stronger. We all know what tables are, they are data that hold keys and values. Metatables allow tables …

Jan 8, 2025 · Oh yeah my bad, it definitely does store slightly more memory because it holds references to the methods instead of holding a pointer to another table, however I do think the …