package.seeall

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Function
Syntax	package.seeall( Table module ) Where is this used?
Description:
Sets a metatable for module with its __index field referring to the global environment, so that this module inherits values from the global environment. To be used as an option to function module.
Returns:	nil
Part of Library:	package
Realm:
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Example

Description	This function is used instead of "local (global_name) = (global_name)" to use global functions and tables in modules.
Used on
Code	Without package.seeall (Source Code)   local vgui = vgui local table = table local pairs = pairs local pcall = pcall local ScrW = ScrW local ScrH = ScrH local Msg = Msg local unpack = unpack   require("timer") local timer = timer   module("vguix")   With package.seeall (Source Code) module("cookie", package.seeall)
Output	N/A

Additional Notes

• Use this function if you need to use a lot of global libraries and functions in a module.
• This function should only be used as a parameter to the module function, it should not be called directly.

See Also

• package (Library)
• module
• package.seeall in the Lua 5.1 Reference Manual