question about setfenv()

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#170972447Thursday, August 13, 2015 3:31 AM GMT

so like is this right: setfenv('{','[') idk wtf its used 4

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#170973676Thursday, August 13, 2015 3:43 AM GMT

No. It's used for changing the environment of the function, it can be useful for certain things, for example sandboxing. a = setmetatable({x = "hi"},{__index = getfenv(0)}) x = "hola" function b() print(x) end b() setfenv(b, a)() >hi >hola

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#170975422Thursday, August 13, 2015 3:59 AM GMT

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A1SBjRqFKFxaw7_RnsI96CKzBCcAOkuDPOTG8DIZywA idk how much itll help you, and i should rewrite it, but yeah.