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authorAndy <drumsetmonkey@gmail.com>2019-08-29 13:07:45 -0400
committerAndy <drumsetmonkey@gmail.com>2019-08-29 13:07:45 -0400
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+protect
+=======
+*routine to mark a function / variable as requiring safety*
+
+
+.. code-block:: cpp
+
+ template <typename T>
+ auto protect( T&& value );
+
+``sol::protect( my_func )`` allows you to protect a function call or member variable call when it is being set to Lua. It can be used with usertypes or when just setting a function into sol. Below is an example that demonstrates that a call that would normally not error without :doc:`Safety features turned on<../safety>` that instead errors and makes the Lua safety-call wrapper ``pcall`` fail:
+
+.. literalinclude:: ../../../examples/source/protect.cpp
+ :linenos: