a={b={c=1}}
q=a.b.c
q=2 -- a.b.c = 1
q=a.b
q.c=2 -- a.b.c = 2
Just to confirm, is the behavior above correct?
That is, if I want to modify the contents of an original table through an “alias” variable, is this not possible if I reference its last level?
Yes that’s how it works. (Number Number one)
base types are copied, these are number, string, and boolean. All other types are referenced.
when you write a.b.c that gets the value 1 which is typeof(1) == "number" so it is copied to q, and alterations to the copy do not affect the original
when you write a.b that value is {c} which is typeof({c}) == "table" so it creates a reference and alterations to it’s properties are carried over.
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