pub enum MetaMethod {
Show 19 variants Add, Sub, Mul, Div, Mod, Pow, Unm, Concat, Len, Eq, Lt, Le, Index, NewIndex, Call, ToString, IPairs, Iter, Custom(StdString),
}
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Kinds of metamethods that can be overridden.

Currently, this mechanism does not allow overriding the __gc metamethod, since there is generally no need to do so: UserData implementors can instead just implement Drop.

Variants

Add

The + operator.

Sub

The - operator.

Mul

The * operator.

Div

The / operator.

Mod

The % operator.

Pow

The ^ operator.

Unm

The unary minus (-) operator.

Concat

The string concatenation operator ...

Len

The length operator #.

Eq

The == operator.

Lt

The < operator.

Le

The <= operator.

Index

Index access obj[key].

NewIndex

Index write access obj[key] = value.

Call

The call “operator” obj(arg1, args2, ...).

ToString

The __tostring metamethod.

This is not an operator, but will be called by methods such as tostring and print.

IPairs

The __ipairs metamethod.

This is not an operator, but it will be called by the built-in ipairs function.

Requires feature = "lua52"

Iter

The __iter metamethod.

Executed before the iteration begins, and should return an iterator function like next (or a custom one).

Requires feature = "lua"

Custom(StdString)

A custom metamethod.

Must not be in the protected list: __gc, __metatable, __mlua*.

Implementations

Returns Lua metamethod name, usually prefixed by two underscores.

Trait Implementations

Returns a copy of the value. Read more
Performs copy-assignment from source. Read more
Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more
Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more
Converts to this type from the input type.
Converts to this type from the input type.
Feeds this value into the given Hasher. Read more
Feeds a slice of this type into the given Hasher. Read more
This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==. Read more
This method tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason. Read more

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Gets the TypeId of self. Read more
Immutably borrows from an owned value. Read more
Mutably borrows from an owned value. Read more

Returns the argument unchanged.

Calls U::from(self).

That is, this conversion is whatever the implementation of From<T> for U chooses to do.

The resulting type after obtaining ownership.
Creates owned data from borrowed data, usually by cloning. Read more
Uses borrowed data to replace owned data, usually by cloning. Read more
Converts the given value to a String. Read more
The type returned in the event of a conversion error.
Performs the conversion.
The type returned in the event of a conversion error.
Performs the conversion.