Lua and C-struct

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how can I use c-struct in lua?

Please clarify. You need to pass a data scructure from C to Lua? — Andrejs Cainikovs
– Andrejs Cainikovs, Commented Aug 5, 2009 at 10:42

lhf · Accepted Answer · 2009-08-05 23:14:17Z

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If you need to access fields in a C struct from Lua, set a userdata to the address of the C struct and set suitable metamethods to get and set fields.

answered Aug 5, 2009 at 23:14

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PhiLho · Accepted Answer · 2009-08-05 10:45:09Z

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A terse question on a vast topic...
You can use, for example, the http://www.inf.puc-rio.br/~roberto/struct/ library, made by one of the Lua authors. There are alternatives, including writing your own C code to interface with Lua, access or build the structure, etc.

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