hookmetamethod

This function takes any lua value that can have metatable and attempts to hook the specified metamethod of the lua value with the hookfunction function.

Function can be safely implemented in Lua if hookfunction is properly implemented in C code.

function hookmetamethod(object: table | Instance | userdata, metamethod_name: string, hook: (...any) -> (...any)): (...any) -> (...any)

Parameter

• object - The object which has the metatable

• methodmethod_name - The name of the metamethod to hook.

• hook - The function that will be used as a hook

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Example

local Original; Original = hookmetamethod(game, "__index", function(...)
    local Key = select(2, ...)
    print(Key)
    return Original(...)
end)

local _ = game.PlaceId
hookmetamethod(game, "__index", Original) -- Restores game's __index

-- Output: PlaceId