/// <summary>
/// Sets a field of a lua table to a lua variable identified by luaIdentifier i.e. luaTable.someField = luaVariable
/// The table to operate on must currently be on top of the lua stack.
/// After the call the lua table is still on top of the stack.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fieldName">name of the field</param>
/// <param name="luaIdentifier">the identifier identifying the lua variable</param>
public void SetTableFieldToLuaIdentifier(string fieldName, string luaIdentifier)
{
Lua.lua_pushstring(L, fieldName);
Lua.lua_getglobal(L, luaIdentifier);
Lua.lua_settable(L, -3);
//table is still on top of the stack
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the value of a field of a table and returns it as type object i.e. return luaTable.someField
/// After the call the lua stack is balanced
/// </summary>
/// <param name="tableName">name of lua table</param>
/// <param name="fieldName">name of table field</param>
/// <returns>returns luaTable.someField</returns>
public object GetTableField(string tableName, string fieldName)
{
//push table on the stack
Lua.lua_getglobal(L, tableName);
if (IsTopNil)
{
throw new Exception("GetTableField, the table does not exist: " + tableName);
}
//push table field name on the stack
Lua.lua_pushstring(L, fieldName);
//get value of field of table: get tableName[fieldName]
Lua.lua_gettable(L, -2);
//get the result of the stack
int luaType = 0;
object value = GetValueOfStack(out luaType);
//pop table of the stack
Lua.lua_pop(L, 1);
//stack is balanced
return(value);
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets a field of a lua table to a lua variable identified by luaIdentifier i.e. luaTable.someField = luaVariable
/// After the call the lua stack is balanced.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="tableName">name of the lua table</param>
/// <param name="fieldName">name of the field</param>
/// <param name="luaIdentifier">the identifier identifying the lua variable</param>
public void SetTableFieldToLuaIdentifier(string tableName, string fieldName, string luaIdentifier)
{
Lua.lua_getglobal(L, tableName);
Lua.lua_pushstring(L, fieldName);
Lua.lua_getglobal(L, luaIdentifier);
Lua.lua_settable(L, -3);
Lua.lua_pop(L, 1);
//stack is balanced
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a table with tableName if it does not already exist.
/// After creation or if the table already exists, stack will be empty and balanced.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="tableName"></param>
public void CreateLuaTable(string tableName)
{
Lua.lua_getglobal(L, tableName);
if (IsTopNil)
{
//remove the nil value
Lua.lua_pop(L, 1);
Lua.lua_newtable(L);
Lua.lua_setglobal(L, tableName);
//stack is empty
}
else
{
//remove the existing table from the stack
Lua.lua_pop(L, 1);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Calls the Lua function 'luaFuncName' with the given parameters
/// </summary>
public void CallLuaFunction(string luaFuncName, object[] args)
{
Lua.lua_getglobal(L, luaFuncName);
if (!Lua.lua_isfunction(L, -1))
{
Lua.lua_pop(L, 1);
return;
}
int argc = (args != null) ? args.Length : 0;
for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++)
{
PushBasicValue(args[i]);
}
if (Lua.lua_pcall(L, argc, 0, 0) != 0)
{
m_errors.Add("Failed to run function '" + luaFuncName + "'");
return;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets a field of a lua table to a .net variable value i.e. luaTable.someField = value of .net variable.
/// After the call the lua stack is balanced.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="tableName">name of the lua table</param>
/// <param name="fieldName">name of the field</param>
/// <param name="value">.net variable</param>
public void SetTableField(string tableName, string fieldName, object value)
{
//push table on the stack
Lua.lua_getglobal(L, tableName);
if (IsTopNil)
{
throw new Exception("SetTableField, the table does not exist: " + tableName);
}
//push table field name on the stack
Lua.lua_pushstring(L, fieldName);
//push value on the stack
PushBasicValue(value);
//set field of table to value: tableName[fieldName]=value
Lua.lua_settable(L, -3);
//pop table of the stack
Lua.lua_pop(L, 1);
//stack is balanced
}
/// <summary>
/// Calls the Lua function 'luaFuncName' with the given parameters
/// </summary>
/// <param name="returnType">Lua type of the return value</param>
public object CallLuaFunction(string luaFuncName, object[] args, out int luaType)
{
luaType = 0;
Lua.lua_getglobal(L, luaFuncName);
if (!Lua.lua_isfunction(L, -1))
{
Lua.lua_pop(L, 1);
return(null);
}
int argc = (args != null) ? args.Length : 0;
for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++)
{
PushBasicValue(args[i]);
}
if (Lua.lua_pcall(L, argc, 1, 0) != 0)
{
m_errors.Add("Failed to run function '" + luaFuncName + "'");
return(null);
}
return(GetValueOfStack(out luaType));
}
