/// <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>
/// 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>
/// 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 table is still on top of the stack.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fieldName">name of the field</param>
/// <param name="value">.net variable</param>
public void SetTableField(string fieldName, object value)
{
if (IsTopNil)
{
throw new Exception("SetTableField, no table on top of the stack");
}
//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);
//table is still on top of the stack
}
/// <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
}
