Translations:Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual/1296/en

The fields in a table are accessed using bracket notation, e.g. $1. String keys that are also valid names may also be accessed using dot notation, e.g. $3 is equivalent to $4. Calling a function that is a value in the table may use colon notation; for example, $5, which is equivalent to $6 or $7.