Symbol

Symbols are userdata represented by a name. Global symbols are created or obtained through Symbol.get() while Nonglobal symbols are created through Symbol.new(). Global and nonglobal symbols will not return the same if compared even if they have the same name.

new

Creates a symbol for a given string.

local None = Symbol.new("None")

Example

Script

print(Symbol.new("None") == Symbol.new("None"))

local None = Symbol.new("None")
print(None == None)

Output

false
true

get

Creates a symbol for a given string or returns the symbol for that string if one already exists.

local None = Symbol.get("None")

Example

Script

print(Symbol.get("None") == Symbol.get("None"))

print(Symbol.get("None") == Symbol.new("None"))

Output

true
false