getrawmetatable

Returns the metatable currently attached to a target value, or nil when none is present. The function returns exactly one value and does not change the target. debug.getmethods is an alias for getrawmethods.

Syntax

getrawmetatable(target: any): table | nil

Aliases

debug.getmetatable

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
`target`	`any`	Yes	Value whose metatable is returned.

Returns

Name	Type	Description
`metatable`	`table \| nil`	Target metatable when present; otherwise nil.

Example

Return the metatable currently attached to a value.

local target = {}
local meta = {
    label = "Real",
}

setrawmetatable(target, meta)

print(getrawmetatable(target) == meta)
print(debug.getmetatable(target) == meta)

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