How do I make a table search the __index of its __index?

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#1

Say I have a table with its metatable having a metatable within it:

["speed"]: 40,
["__index"]:
   ["name"]: "ball",
   ["__index"]:
      ["this"]: "it doesn't know this exists"

How can I make it such that I can find “this” all the way from the original table? It doesn’t seem to be working

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#2

probably try changing the name of the second __index

#3

Something like this?

local a = setmetatable({
	speed = 40
}, {
	__index = setmetatable({
		name = "ball"
	},
	{
		__index = {
			this = "it does know this exists"
		}
	})
})

print(a.this)
#4

you need to set metatable, not insert another table

local t = {
    Orange = 5
}
t.__index = t

local mt1 = {
    Lemon = 5
}
mt1.__index = t

local mt2 = {
    Apple = 3
}
mt2.__index = mt1